Beware the rampageous rooter, my son
Xinhua reports:
Historic torii damaged in Beijing
A historic torii standing on the street in front of Guozijian in Beijing, once the imperial college in China's olden dynasties, was severely damaged by a rampageous rooter Saturday.
If you have no idea what that means, you may or may not be enlightened by clicking through the link and reading the rest of the story.
It might help to know that the popular Kingsoft electronic dictionary lists 'torii' as a Japanese word (鳥居) meaning a gate in the front of a Shinto temple, and rooter as a translation for 'earth-moving equipment'.
You can read about another famous, filthy Chinglish translation that has spread around China thanks to Kingsoft on this Danwei article: Where Chinglish comes from.
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Feb 25 2008, 01:10 AM
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