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chinese translation help

by blairswhitaker » Mar 10th, '10, 16:13

anyone want to give this a go? I know about the history and lore behind the spider on the foot but I have no idea what this chachong says.

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Thanks in advance, Blair
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by IPT » Mar 10th, '10, 20:09

The two characters say: Eternally Happiness

The five small characters say: Made in 2006
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by blairswhitaker » Mar 10th, '10, 20:13

thanks!
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Re: chinese translation help

by IPT » Mar 10th, '10, 20:16

No problem.
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Re: chinese translation help

by gingkoseto » Mar 11th, '10, 07:33

This is lovely. It's a spider on a foot. In Chinese, the first character of "spider" is pronounced the same as "knowing". The character for "foot" also means "satisfied". All together the little thing is a visual demonstration of an old Chinese saying, "One who knows to feel satisfied owns eternal happiness."
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