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  • 12-04-2011 6:56pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 4,283 ✭✭✭


    hey all hows things? im thinking of getting a tattoo and want to make sure this is right. basically i want to get bruce lees quote "be water my friend" on my arm. i got this from google but can anyone tell me if its right? thanks in advance

    我的朋友是水


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  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭wenxue


    sonic85 wrote: »
    hey all hows things? im thinking of getting a tattoo and want to make sure this is right. basically i want to get bruce lees quote "be water my friend" on my arm. i got this from google but can anyone tell me if its right? thanks in advance

    我的朋友是水

    君子之交淡如水


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,283 ✭✭✭sonic85


    wenxue wrote: »
    君子之交淡如水

    thanks very much! is that simplified or traditional chinese? thanks for the help!


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid




  • Registered Users Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭Funglegunk


    JustinOval wrote: »

    I sincerely hope you don't have a tattoo that you translated on google.com.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid


    Funglegunk wrote: »
    I sincerely hope you don't have a tattoo that you translated on google.com.

    ..or boards? :D


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  • Registered Users Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    do you want to say:
    My friend is water
    or
    who is my friend

    if it is the 2nd one then:
    我的朋友是谁

    is better but in my opinion you should just get a one or two character tat.


  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭wenxue


    sonic85 wrote: »
    thanks very much! is that simplified or traditional chinese? thanks for the help!

    simplified


  • Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭sealgaire


    wenxue wrote: »
    君子之交淡如水


    Isn't the 'egg fried rice'?


  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭wenxue


    sealgaire wrote: »
    Isn't the 'egg fried rice'?

    no,Its chicken ball

    :D


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