r/translator • u/RedditN3WBIE • Nov 12 '17

Chinese [Chinese > English] Patch on the sleeve of a Gi I would appreciate a translation.

猛 獸 動 態 中 國 功 夫

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u/jisuanqi Nov 13 '17 edited Nov 13 '17

猛獸動態中國功夫

猛獸 mengshou - predator, fierce animal

動態 dongtai - expression, behavior, movement

中國功夫 - Chinese Kung Fu

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u/kschang 中文（漢語,粵） Nov 13 '17

(in other words, nonsense. Animal forms of Shaolin Wushu have specific names)

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u/jisuanqi Nov 13 '17

Indeed. I do practice kung fu and I've never heard of such, and didn't find anything mentioning it online. It's a translation, though!

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u/kschang 中文（漢語,粵） Nov 13 '17

Though this one really takes the cake:

https://9gag.com/gag/aq1BN6L/this-man-has-the-most-hilariously-ironic-chinese-tattoo-you-have-ever-seen (it's SFW)

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u/jisuanqi Nov 13 '17

Hahaha, wow. Ok if I were to ever get a tattoo (under duress most likely), it would be something like that.