Lost in translation - Snake Warning! Please don't walk here

Lost in translation - Snake Warning! Please don't walk here
hmm.... who are they kidding! The sign clearly says "The green grass is afraid of your feet" in Chinese.

青青的草怕您的脚
The blue grass fears your foot, as translated by Babelfish.

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kattebelletje says:

HA HA HA. You should post this to the Chinglish group!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

this Chinglish?
Added :)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

dominiqueb says:

hahaha
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

dominiqueb... except all the snakes have been made into soup :)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

gwydionwilliams says:

I'd not have thought snakes would have wanted to walk there!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

gwydionwilliams, heh heh... i didn't think about it that way! :P
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

kepje says:

maybe "warning! snake!"? these awful foreigners won't understand that a green (qing may mean green and blue) grass may be afraid of anything, so we have to scare them....
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

kepje, I think u're right. If the snake warning works in keeping foreigners off the grass, then they have succeeded! :)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

Imran Shaik, thanks for making this a fav!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

fo2me, thanks for making this a fav :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

gannstboy, thanks for the fav
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

mangosteen queen says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bad translations -- mauvaises traductions -- traduzioni brutte, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

mangosteen queen, thanks for the invitation!
added.
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

mangosteen queen, thanks for the Chinese to English tag...
what is it for?
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mangosteen queen says:

I've been going (slowly) through the photos in the Bad Translations pool and indicating for each photo which language is translated into which other language(s). When this process is finished you should be able to search the pool for translations by language. So, for instance, if you are interested in common mistakes in translations from Chinese to English, you could search within the pool for "Chinese to English." It could be helpful for language teachers.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

Thanks! That makes sense :)
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

taxiguy, thanks for the favorite.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lost in translation - Snake Warning! Please don't walk here

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