Comments on: Beyond Chinglish and gyfieithu http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/ China and Other things Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:09:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Olivia http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-166023 Olivia Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:26:28 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-166023 This is one of the funniest posts I have seen about translation mishaps. These images prove, once more, that machine translation cannot replace any human translator. Serious translation work should be sent to professional translators or translation agencies. This is one of the funniest posts I have seen about translation mishaps. These images prove, once more, that machine translation cannot replace any human translator. Serious translation work should be sent to professional translators or translation agencies.

]]> By: Jodie http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-137201 Jodie Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:19:16 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-137201 Nice to see the Welsh example highlighted. Ok, this kind of thing is far more prevalent in China, but considering that much of the UK doesn't bother to translate any signs, I can't say that I'm entitled to get on my high horse on the subject. It isn't as though I speak a single word of Mandarin. As far as Chinglish is concerned in general, I love it. It shows that someone is trying and sometimes, it's head and shoulders above a traditional translation. This for example: "Tender, fragrant grass. How hard-hearted to trample." So much better than "Keep off the grass." Don't get me wrong, a professional translation agency should be used whenever the translation is of vital importance but otherwise, I'd prefer to see Chinglish left alone. Nice to see the Welsh example highlighted. Ok, this kind of thing is far more prevalent in China, but considering that much of the UK doesn’t bother to translate any signs, I can’t say that I’m entitled to get on my high horse on the subject. It isn’t as though I speak a single word of Mandarin.

As far as Chinglish is concerned in general, I love it. It shows that someone is trying and sometimes, it’s head and shoulders above a traditional translation. This for example:

“Tender, fragrant grass. How hard-hearted to trample.”

So much better than “Keep off the grass.”

Don’t get me wrong, a professional translation agency should be used whenever the translation is of vital importance but otherwise, I’d prefer to see Chinglish left alone.

]]> By: The suffocated http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37503 The suffocated Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:08:47 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37503 Interesting indeed. This "TRANSLATE server error" is beyond translation error, I guess. Interesting indeed. This “TRANSLATE server error” is beyond translation error, I guess.

]]> By: Machine Error | Charged http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37447 Machine Error | Charged Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:52:32 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37447 [...] this happened. A sign in Wales written in English and in Welsh demonstrates why you really must keep the human [...] […] this happened. A sign in Wales written in English and in Welsh demonstrates why you really must keep the human […]

]]> By: amoiist http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37010 amoiist Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:11:40 +0000 http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/11/01/beyond-chinglish-and-gyfieithu/#comment-37010 Interesting. I guess the owner of this restaurant doesn't know English, so he/she entered the word of restaurant in Chinese into any translation soft which then confronted a error and gave the prompt, but the owner thought it was the very translation of restaurant. Interesting. I guess the owner of this restaurant doesn’t know English, so he/she entered the word of restaurant in Chinese into any translation soft which then confronted a error and gave the prompt, but the owner thought it was the very translation of restaurant.

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