Chinglish: 30 photos of amusing grammatical blunders on banners and signs

ChinglishCreative Commons License 星OXXO by Ken Lee

If you’ve been to China, you’ve probably taken a few photos of the hilarious Chinese signs and banners translated into English.

In this article, we want to offer you a slideshow of blunders that seemed the most amusing to us. Some photos are ours while some have been chosen from the “Creative Commons” section of Flickr.com.

Enjoy!

Instigating suicide in the Tibetan Mountains?

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Jump of the Cliff by Gregory Taylor

Anti-terrorist measures?

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License please don’t by dominiqueb

Typical Confucian respect…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Poorly Translated Signage by Tyler

When you gotta go, you gotta go

Creative Commons License Photo by Megan Eaves

I took this in Hong Kong… Fuck Lee was actually nice

Photo by Sapore di Cina

An interesting family…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Chinglish by Lisa Cyr

The 10 Commandments

Creative Commons License CIMG4134 by MrGaryLarson

Hmmmm… delicious

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Semen Chiffon Cake by Andrea Lai

The bar costs less than the cafe…

Photo by Sapore di Cina

I don’t understand if it’s an invitation to not perform obscene acts in public or something else

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Being Civilized Civilians by kafka4prez

Fruit juice water balloons?

Creative Commons License Chinglish by u2_acrobat

The infamous horse camera!

Creative Commons License Photo by Paul Duncan

Poor thing…

Creative Commons License Photo by Megan Eaves

You could be a little more “doctor-like” no?

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License hospital by aveoree

The perfect parking lot for crazy masturbators

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Temporary Park for Getting Off by Thomas Galvez

Sexists!

What kind? Monopoly?

Creative Commons License Photo by Megan Eaves

The famous naked fires

They got something against Bob Marley?

Creative Commons License Photo by Megan Eaves

I’m not sure if you have to meet all the requirements or just one!

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Old Weak Sick Disable and Pregnant by Christopher

For the most mischievous…

Creative Commons License Chinglish by Henrik Berger Jørgensen

Speech defect?

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Paffpoft and Vifa Photo by Marc van der Chijs

Pete Sampras?

Health nuts… this was taken in Thailand, which explains everything

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License No smoking alcohol by Babak Fakhamzadeh

Who knows what the ingredients are for this strange juice…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Strange Juice by Christopher

I agree

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License CIMG4137 by MrGaryLarson

In search of the lost bathroom…

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Chinglish- Walk Backwards by June Campbell

Do they have a problem with hunters or hardened leaf-eaters?

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License Wildlife is not Food by Paul Duncan

Last but not least… no words

Photo Credits: Creative Commons License How to use a toilet by hurdle bunter

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