tattoo Lord Posted July 18, 2015 at 01:18 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 01:18 PM how do I delete this forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 18, 2015 at 02:40 PM Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 02:40 PM please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:03 PM 力 - strength, power, 量 - capacity for taking in food or drink Power drinker? Someone who can drink a lot and not fall over? If it is the other way round 量力 it is estimate, measure one's strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:17 PM Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:17 PM I thought it meant power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:20 PM Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 03:20 PM I thought it was written like this... but someone said it related to drinking or something along those lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Duck Posted July 18, 2015 at 04:02 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 04:02 PM 力量 Yes, it means power. No, it has nothing to do with drinking. Yes, it will look dumb as a tattoo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted July 18, 2015 at 04:30 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 04:30 PM Yes it does. Ignore my first post, used the wrong dictionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted July 18, 2015 at 07:21 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 07:21 PM Yes, it will look dumb as a tattoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted July 18, 2015 at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 at 07:44 PM Ok, since you posted multiple times about this, I'll assume you really really want Chinese characters. Then I would advise getting a simple 力. Easier for the tattoo artist to get it right, and it basically means what you want (power/strength). If this doesn't suit you, you can have a look at the MDBG dictionary to see all the various possibilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:03 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:03 AM What you're after is 酒量... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:25 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:25 AM @somethingfunny: the OP doesn't want a tattoo related to drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted July 19, 2015 at 11:54 AM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 11:54 AM Merged. @tattoo Lord, you'll get much better responses if you keep everything together rather than having 2-3 different threads all asking essentially the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 19, 2015 at 05:51 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 05:51 PM I don't know how to delete my other ones ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 19, 2015 at 05:56 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 05:56 PM how do I delete my forums? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:41 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 06:41 PM @tattoo Lord: don't worry, you don't need to actually delete anything, Imron has already merged two threads in this one. Have you decided which tattoo you will get yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 19, 2015 at 07:37 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 07:37 PM @edelweis well I want gonna get a ribbon then have 力 on one side and 量 on the other side, but many people said "力量" would look stupid as a tattoo. It would look like this tattoo but instead of those two Chinese symbols I would have "力量" in the exact same place as shown in the picture...like it or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse Posted July 19, 2015 at 08:51 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 08:51 PM like it or no? I'm afraid most people here probably won't be enthusiastic about Chinese tattoos, aesthetically speaking. They'll be very happy to help you with the meanings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 19, 2015 at 08:54 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 08:54 PM Ha I kind of figured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted July 19, 2015 at 09:16 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 09:16 PM @tattoo Lord: If it was for myself, I would have just a big 力 on top of the background image. It's basic meaning is strength in all its forms. It's so simple and elegant. There's no need for anything more really To someone who can read Chinese, 力量 may look odd, because it can be used for physical strength (like strength training / body building etc) or political power etc. If you like it, why not. Most Western people can't read Chinese so they will be impressed anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoo Lord Posted July 19, 2015 at 09:19 PM Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2015 at 09:19 PM A big one on top of the ribbon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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