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Synopsis
Humorous, bizarre, and sometimes just plain wrong translations of Chinese into English, from the author of Chinglish and More Chinglish.
Chinglish Returns offers an insightful look at misuses of the English language in Chinese street signs, products, and advertising. Translations such as "Slip carefully," "No striding," and "The toilet is not a big stomach king," will make readers laugh out loud. A long-standing favorite of English speaking tourists and visitors, you can enjoy 100+ brand-new examples of this unique cultural heritage from the comfort of your own home.
Oliver Lutz Radtke is the author of Chinglish: Found in Translation and More Chinglish: Speaking in Tongues, and he leads the China program at Germany's largest private foundation, Robert Bosch Foundation. Oliver lives in Stuttgart, Germany, and travels to China regularly.