# What Does Your Asian-Language Tattoo Say?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 14, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184 "2009-12-14T03:51:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184/41 "2009-12-15T23:34:04Z")

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> [@Chief\_Pedant](#):
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> I observe that tattoos appear more frequently on the undereducated, for whom the notion of a foreign language or unusual symbols is more exotic–sophistication and an air of mystery by association.

Hey! I’ll have you know I’m educated far beyond my limited intellectual capabilities!

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**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184/42 "2009-12-16T15:31:30Z")

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> [@Glory](#):
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> …I got a tattoo that only me (and my fiance) will ever see…  
> It is a very private tattoo, I am careful to keep it covered almost all the time…  
> [Here it is - freshly done](http://gloriana.myphotoalbum.com/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album03&id=tattoo_finished)

So much for that. I just ordered a t-shirt and a coffee mug with your picture on them. 🙂

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184/43 "2009-12-17T04:49:22Z")

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> [@olivesmarch4th](#):
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> I’m pretty sure you’re joking, but if not, I really have to see this.

I am not joking in the slightest. 🙂 If you’re interested I’ll give you the whole story later.

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-asian-language-tattoo-say/521184/44 "2009-12-20T05:10:43Z")

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> [@Glory](#):
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> I got mine checked by Chinaguy (unsure if he remembers!), several coworkers (I used to do a lot of work in Singapore) and the guy at Hanzismatter. The guy at Hanzismatter wasn’t happy about the idea, but he was very helpful. He told me the font I was using was ugly and looked like a typewriter and gave me 4 beautiful fonts to install and choose from.

Glad that worked out for you and life sounds pretty good 5 years on 😃 The tatooist did an especially nice job on the second character - the one for water.

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