New Members Baka88 Posted June 15, 2012 at 07:55 AM New Members Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 at 07:55 AM I saw this shirt at a market and was wondering if someone could translate the text on this shirt? The lady selling them was Thai and didn't know Chinese Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 15, 2012 at 02:05 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 at 02:05 PM It says 信你一成 雙目失明 (Believe/trust you 10%, both eyes are blind -> I would be totally blind if I trust/believe you) They rhyme in Cantonese, and are intended to be funny I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted June 15, 2012 at 05:54 PM Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 at 05:54 PM It also appears to be somewhat of an internet meme -- see http://evchk.wikia.com/wiki/%E4%BF%A1%E4%BD%A0%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90 , for example. But I don't get the humor? e.g. 信你一成,月經都停 or 信你一成,睪丸變形. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members 2-Swift Posted June 15, 2012 at 08:20 PM New Members Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 at 08:20 PM Believe and use 10% of brain to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:37 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:37 AM The two examples in #3 are quite funny IMO. They simply mean that something is so unbelievable that if anyone believes it, or even 10% of it, (then people create the funny part - which should be just as unbelievable) something bad will happen, such as becoming blind, stopping menstruation, etc. The last word of the second part should rhyme with 成 in Cantonese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:50 AM Ah. That makes a lot more sense. I was thinking along the lines of stopping menstruation is caused by getting pregnant which is caused by having sex which is caused by believing someone when they say something? Similarly having deformed genitals which is caused by getting an STD which is caused by having sex which is caused by believing someone when they say something? I guess you can tell what my mind is fixated on.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 at 01:53 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Baka88 Posted June 16, 2012 at 09:03 AM Author New Members Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 at 09:03 AM Oh thanks everyone! I suppose I don't get much of the humor either. There are many, many more in different styles. There was another I was curious about, but I couldn't get a pic of it. Does anyone know what brand or w/eva they are, so I can try to find out more info on them? They look quite different to normal shirts, but I don't want to buy if I don't understand ahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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