district (zone).
• Do not litter (with fruit peel, wastepaper, etc.)
• Location: Nanjing, China. • No Entry. Danger of Electrocution.
• Location: Dali,Yunnan. • Many people may not know that 舢舨 (sampan) is a China
• The old millennium trees remind us the daunting task of forest fire prevention for
• Location: Mount Emei, China. • Strictly no smoking and fire in the first class fire
• Literally, the meaning of Chinese sentences are “A jade has to be sculpted before forming an art piece.”
• Its equivalent English proverbs are “An uncut gem does not sparkle.” and “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
• Location: Yuexiu Park, Guangzhou China.
• Keep off from the grass; Don’t
• Location: Taipei Taiwan.
• No Swimming Danger! Strong water current; Deep water. No water sports are allowed.
• Observe: to perform duly or solemnize (ceremonies, rites, etc.).
• Please observe incense offering
• This slogan is in the notice board of a school. At first, I thought it was an advertisement in the Chinese brothel house.
• This is one of my favorite Chinglish signs. The message conveyed is totally opposite with its intended purpose.
• Watch your child. Prevent child falls into the water.
• Do not feed your food to fishes.
• Verbatim translation, ”It’s a heavy responsibility of forest fire prevention; The old millennium trees are flourishing.”
• A person has to be
• Location: Shenzhen China. • Aboard here for individual ticket holders.
• Hotel Booking Department
• Everybody has the responsibility to protect plants.
• My goodness, they are expecting foreign visitors to decipher their funny signage. I believe the encoded message is do not enter the grass field (我是小 草) for photo taking (你的倩影).
公示语翻译 quiet; Keep silent; Not to make noise
• Office. Our Staff Only. • Office. No Entry for Tourists. • Office. No Admittance for Tourists
• 又一个”文明”! One more civility! That is a daunting task to “dechinglish” or eliminate civility.
• I choose observe for its appropriateness in this context.
• We all are living under the blue sky, 同在一片小蓝天下 • Protecting green environment is up to us. 爱护绿化靠大家
• Yeah…We know that part is for other purposes, thank you for your “kindness” to remind us.
• Viewing Platform
• Location: Tiger Hill Pagoda Park, Suzhou China.
• I doubt many native speakers can understand the meaning of “virescence” (misspell as virescene in the sign).
• According to online dictionary,
• Virescence – noun (Botany) is state of becoming somewhat, though usually not totally, green, due to the abnormal presence of chlorophyll.