Question Posted January 12, 2010 at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 at 06:13 PM Hello so i saw a picture on my friends hand yesterday and i would like to have it translated as fast as possible So please if someone can tell me whats sayd in here , even if it doesnt make any sense still translate what you can beacause it can be in my language.. http://i48.tinypic.com/2ecn8uw.jpg Thank you in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doraemon Posted January 13, 2010 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 02:27 AM Okay...I don't really know what it means, but a literal translation would be something like "sky word number one" (probably wrong). 天=sky 字=word 第一号= number one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:14 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:14 AM MDBG gives 天子 an alternate meaning of "Rightful Emperor/Son of Heaven." I wonder if this could be part of the meaning. Something like "Rightful Emperor Number One." Just a guess, I have not seen it before. Strange tattoo; maybe it's a gang designation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:26 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:26 AM Alternate meaning? What else would 天子 mean? But I would agree, 天字 is probably a typo of 天子... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:33 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:33 AM 天字第一號 is not a typo of 天子. It means somethig is the greatest, the number one, second to none, etc. Here's the explanation from Yahoo: 1.the greatest in the world; par excellence. Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:35 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:35 AM next time I will look it up in the dictionary first thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:38 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:38 AM No problem. I've also made a lot of mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrix Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:41 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 03:41 AM what's sad about this is that I did look up 天子, but didn't go down to 天字 (well it is a large dictionary ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisPal Posted January 13, 2010 at 08:34 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 08:34 AM It means:the greatest in the world; par excellence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisPal Posted January 13, 2010 at 08:38 AM Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 08:38 AM ＜＜千字文＞＞首句：天地玄黄，天是第一个字．表示第一类里最好的 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question Posted January 13, 2010 at 01:40 PM Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 at 01:40 PM Thank you everyone a lot ! friend confirmed it means par excellence : > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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