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My favorite is when google translate translates the Chinese word for product/item/thing as "baby." You shop for babies, babies go on sale, here, have a coupon f
by jjoonathan 3y ago
My favorite is when google translate translates the Chinese word for product/item/thing as "baby." You shop for babies, babies go on sale, here, have a coupon for $2 off any baby! If it doesn't work out there's always the "return defective baby" button!
- petepete 3y agoThis reminded me of the song "All that she wants" by Ace of Base. The mistranslation of the word "baby" makes the song sound like it's about a woman who wants more kids, rather than a woman who wants a lover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrwlFTqS_bg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrwlFTqS_bg
- bitwize 3y agoReminds me of the gourmet cuisine to be had at Translation Server Error.
- jabbany 3y agoI'm guessing this is for Taobao? They do stylize the term they use for products. The more accurate translation would have be "precious/treasure" -- i.e., Shop for [Treasure]. (Taobao lit. means to [Pan] for [Treasure]) In common colloquial usage, though, the term would indeed refer to "baby" in the same sense as "my precious/darling".
- jjoonathan 3y agoYep! That's exactly it, thanks for the context.