I got these pics from a forwarded email and I think that it might be interesting. The first pic : A lady wearing Cheongsam (I suppose) with her hair tied up nicely...five colours decorated on her hair with the five rings. (the black ring is not very clear though) Second pic : this time, using some hair ornaments to decorate it. From top to bottom of her hair is the sequence of the Olympic logo from left to right. The third pic : DOn't understand Mandarin but I guess it is only some of the sports which are going to be contested. I see that there are archery, body building, atheletics and etc.... The last one : Again, five rings around that fella's waist. Trying to promote rhythmic gymnastic?? Notice that his hands are holding some swords. Any comments on this last pic??
The third pic is SAWEET!!! It's words of the action. Plus they add the action into a part of the word. man THAT IS COOL!
Actually, I like the final picture the most. The play on the traditional Chinese Door Master is not only clever, but it also adds a healthy dose of contemporary art into what is originally a traditional cultural icon. -Rick
The last picture is the door master. nothing to do with Matrix If my memory is correct, the story is based on actual history. The door master is one of Tang Tai Zhong's generals. Tai Zhong upsurged his father and killed his brothers to become the second emporer of the Tang Dynasty. Afterward, Tai Zhong was haunted by the ghost of his dead brothers in the evening. One of his generals was put in charge of guarding the door to Tai Zhong sleeping quarter. The emporer had no more nightmares from then on.
Wow, I really like the third one - though i dont understand it. I'll let my chinese friend have a try.
Nice! HAHA On the 2nd pic, the woman's/man's left ear is black (hair colour while the other one is skin
The third poster's translation First Row: (l-r) Yue represents Leap (Track&Field) - this is probably there due to the popularity of Liu Xiang the 110m hurdles WR holder Ti represents Kick (Soccer) Pao represents Run (Track& Field) 2nd Row: (l-r) Bo represents "Fight-Close Quarter" (Fencing) Hua represents rowing (Rowing) Ju represents lifting (Weight Lifting) 3rd Row: (l-r) Tou represents aim & throw (Basketball) She represents shooting (Shooting) Tiao represents jumping (Diving) 4th Row: (l-r) qi represents riding (Horse riding) you represents swimming (swimming) Hope this is useful!
Hmmm...where's.. ..badminton??...with CHN, arguably, the strongest squad for next yr's Olympics and playing at their homeground...Btw, thanks, wanalexwan, for translating, for us, what those symbols represent
When you say "I don't understand Mandarin" that statement is incorrect, as Mandarin is only a dialect of the Chinese language. This may get political, ha! So next time, just say that you don't understand Chinese or can't read. But that's ok, because I can't read or write Chinese. But I can speak. I guess I'm a banana, (yellow outside, white inside).
I don't agree with this. Mandarin is not a dialect. It is the main language, so that all Chinese can communicate with each other. It was created so that the various provinces, with their individual "languages" could understand each other, with the occurance of China's unification. There is no region for Mandarin. It is the embodiment of the Chinese language in a way. Cantonese would be considered a dialect. All the Chinese learn Mandarin in addition to their regional vernacular.
I've always had many interesting conversations with my friends about this as well. My experiences greatly contrast with what you're saying, as most of the people I know speak Cantonese and not Mandarin, and they've never learnt it either.
Well, when I say "all the Chinese," I mainly meant those living in China and those various islands, like Taiwan. People in HK speak Cantonese and Mandarin, I presume. Anyway, Mandarin is definitely not a dialect. Cantonese comes from Canton, or what is now Guangzhou. It is one of the more widely spoken ones. That's why films are generally in Mandarin, Cantonese, or Taiwanese, if it's from China.
I think the word "yue" (jump and leap) also represents badminton and gymnastics. "Bo" (fight) also represents Judo, Taekwondo etc. I'm surprised that table tennis is not included. May be "ji" (击 - return and attack) can represent table tennis, tennis and badminton.
