Here's one of them:
Can anyone explain what the caption means?
Special price awaits the person with the best guess! :D
Thursday, April 01, 2010
"Slices Meat in Vain" make for Wlong Engrrish
Well, during one of my trips last November to China, we were ushered to eat in a buffet restaurant that had some puzzling descriptions of the food.
Here's one of them:
Can anyone explain what the caption means?
Special price awaits the person with the best guess! :D
Here's one of them:
Can anyone explain what the caption means?
Special price awaits the person with the best guess! :D
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3 comments:
my chinese is sooo bad! ack!
I suppose it could mean "Thinly sliced meat that melts in your mouth"
or
"Using meat to slice is futile"
This is sooooo odd! Hmm... My Chinese ain't that good, but I think it's just supposed to say "sliced white pork." I wonder who translated that for them. It's too DUH?!
Whoa, 2 girls named Charm commenting! I must be charmed :D (lame pun)
I think these malapropisms are too common in China, despite the best efforts of the concerned gov't bureau. Haha!
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