Chinglish medley
An assortment of Chinglish signs and menu items from my files (I forget who sent them to me). There are eight all together. Before diving into an examination of them one after the other, I should note that the last two partially result from the perennial problem of not knowing how to deal with warnings involving the heart (xīn 心). Since I've already devoted an entire post to this topic, it might be worthwhile to take a peek at that before proceeding further:
"Mind your head" (8/28/15)
xiǎoxīn 小心 (lit., "little heart" –> "[be] careful; look out")
dāngxīn 当心 (lit., "heed / regard heart" –> "be careful; watch out")
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