Just the Queen invites irrigation
Victor Mair sent in this picture of a bilingual sign from a public bathroom. The Chinese text means "Please flush after using."
Homework: figure out how the translation came to pass. (Credit will not be given for vague references to Monty Python skits.)
Hint: look up "queen" in the dictionary, and then see what else 后 (hòu) can mean; etc.
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