Thursday, March 24, 2005

Pointless Longevity


(http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A40411/high/iam00023669.jpg)

This is another example of carelessness by the tattoo artist or/and the client. The top character 寿, simplified version of 壽, is missing a dot in the 寸 partial.

寿 = old age, long life; lifespan
忠 = loyalty, devotion, fidelity
力 = power, capability, influence
英 = petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English



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3 comments:

  1. duaaagiiiMarch 24, 2005 at 12:30 PM

    If someone said "壽忠" to me, I'd probably interpreted it as "壽終" --meaning to die of natural causes, as in "壽終正寢"

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  2. AngelaMarch 24, 2005 at 12:49 PM

    Hahahaha! Duaagiii, you are too funny! :P

    Actually, I am wondering whether the first word might be a botched 孝. Then, you have a botched "忠孝", as "loyalty and filial piety".

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  3. duaaagiiiMarch 25, 2005 at 2:10 AM

    Thanks! ;)

    The 力英 kind of feels like... a Japanese input method, you know? You start out in hiragana [あ], click on it once and you're in katakana mode [カ], click on it one more time and you're in English mode [英]

    In Cantonese, 力英 kind of sounds like "licking"... =P

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