With the current popularity and promotion of Chinese culture, more and more foreigners are beginning to like Chinese traditional culture. Among them, Chinese characters have also aroused the interest of many foreigners, and many men in the United States like it. Some special Chinese characters are tattooed on their bodies to show their individuality and express their own philosophy of life. However, due to the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, many people make mistakes without understanding the original meaning of Chinese characters. Understand the meaning of the text itself, and thus made some jokes.
Mention Sean May as a player, and most people may not know him, and his performance in the NBA career is indeed very average, and he can’t make much impression at all, but Sean- With a tattoo of her own, Mei successfully broke into the Chinese people’s field of vision. Originally, Xiao En Mei’s surname was pronounced "May" in English. If literally translated into Chinese, its literal meaning would be "OK, OK", maybe Shaun Mei originally wanted to tattoo his surname on his shoulder, but the tattoo master directly tattooed one, and the abruptness on his arm also seemed a bit funny.
is also misunderstood by the tattoo artist’s incomprehension. There is also Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. Kenyon Martin wanted to tattoo his arm with a Chinese idiom to express himself "Never Satisfy the present and think about the thought that everything you have may slip away in the next second. As a result, the tattoo artist directly tattooed Kenyon Martin’s hand with the words “suffering from gains and losses”. Maybe the tattoo artist before he started. You should check the dictionary first. Yao Ming couldn't help laughing when he saw Kenyon Martin's tattoo for the first time.
Of course, the most failed Chinese tattoo case also belongs to NBA star Stephen Jackson. Jackson tattooed his neck with the two characters Zhi and Zhong. Originally, these two characters could successfully represent Jackson’s philosophy of life. An in-depth analysis of Chinese culture, the result is that Steven Jackson tattooed the master, but the word Zhi was tattooed by mistake. The Japanese word originally under "Knowledge" was tattooed into a Tianzi. This kind of low-level mistake The works that come will only make people laugh and generous.
Of course, not all Chinese tattoos of NBA stars end in failure. Having a star tattoo is very successful. That is the "answer" that Chinese fans love very much. Allen Iverson, Iverson is in his own There is a letter of loyalty tattooed on the neck. From the shape to the meaning, it is very consistent with Iverson. It can be said that this is the most successful case of Chinese tattoos among all NBA stars.
Contributing Editor: Su Daqiang
