Jimmy Tsai of Venom Sportswear emailed me about Dallas Mavericks’ player Marquis Daniels in the latest issue of DIME magazine.
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According to Daniels, the three “Chinese symbols” on his arm are his initials “MAD, Marquis Antoine Daniels” in Chinese.
Although the first two characters 康 and 女 are recognizable, the last character is only a partial that represents “roof”. Even if the characters were phonetically transliterated, they are still way off from “MAD”.
What does his tattoo really mean?
“Healthy Woman Roof”
Related: "NBA Body Art - Tale of My Chinese Tattoo" in Sports Illustrated.
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According to Daniels, the three “Chinese symbols” on his arm are his initials “MAD, Marquis Antoine Daniels” in Chinese.
Although the first two characters 康 and 女 are recognizable, the last character is only a partial that represents “roof”. Even if the characters were phonetically transliterated, they are still way off from “MAD”.
What does his tattoo really mean?
“Healthy Woman Roof”
Related: "NBA Body Art - Tale of My Chinese Tattoo" in Sports Illustrated.
T-shirts Giveaway sponsored by Hanzismatter and Jlist.com