Reader Allison sent me this photo of her fellow classmate’s tattoo.
The young lady has been bragging about it and claims her “Asian characters” tattoo means “rock on, girl!”
http://myspace-828.vo.llnwd.net/00312/82/86/312136828_l.jpg
Well, it is complete gibberish.
Ironically, the three characters do to some extent resemble 死枯石, “decaying stone/rock”. (Perhaps a little jab at the Rolling Stones?)
Since the term “rock on” is American/English slang, there is no accurate translation for it in Chinese or Japanese.
If you know a good equivalent of “rock on” in Chinese or Japanese, please feel free to comment or email me.
Update: March 22, 2006 - Rene Mykel Miniatt, owner of "rock on, girl", has emailed me with her side of the story.
(transcript)
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The young lady has been bragging about it and claims her “Asian characters” tattoo means “rock on, girl!”
http://myspace-828.vo.llnwd.net/00312/82/86/312136828_l.jpg
Well, it is complete gibberish.
Ironically, the three characters do to some extent resemble 死枯石, “decaying stone/rock”. (Perhaps a little jab at the Rolling Stones?)
Since the term “rock on” is American/English slang, there is no accurate translation for it in Chinese or Japanese.
If you know a good equivalent of “rock on” in Chinese or Japanese, please feel free to comment or email me.
Update: March 22, 2006 - Rene Mykel Miniatt, owner of "rock on, girl", has emailed me with her side of the story.
(transcript)
T-shirts Giveaway sponsored by Hanzismatter and Jlist.com