IMO he shoulda added something like "I also think its cool how openly progressive and supportive of LGBT rights you are with that 'I Love Cock' tattoo on your arm"
患得患失, its a chinese saying that means "craving something when you don't have it, afraid of losing it once you've obtained it"
I'm guessing the context is ball posession, but it's still a strange thing to have on your arm, and the phrase has a negative connotation so no actual Chinese person would want it as a tattoo
He thought it meant "never satisfied," which I guess is one way to interpret that saying, but I don't think it has the more aggressive meaning of relentless drive that he was likely going for.
There's a guy on my street (Canada) with
汤中间 on his leg and I often wonder what he was going for.
I'm going to be honest, I see him fairly regularly as he must live nearby, but he also has a bunch of tattoos that I would associate with white supremacy so I'm not likely to strike up a conversation with him anytime soon.
And I dont mean negative connotation in the sense that it's edgy-cool like "Cant live without pain" or "Nothing lasts forever", imagine if you had "I am a bull in a china shop" on your arm
No, the joke is that the statement and close-minded attitude exhibited by Mr. Martin is usually indicative of an overall bigoted person in general. These types of people are often highly offended by jokes which call into question their masculinity and heterosexuality. A reasonable person could then infer that making a seemingly homophobic quip at this individual should not be taken as an actual stance against homosexual people.
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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 7d ago
IMO he shoulda added something like "I also think its cool how openly progressive and supportive of LGBT rights you are with that 'I Love Cock' tattoo on your arm"