Lost in Translation
Signs, Inscriptions, and Displays in Washington DC
Monday, October 26, 2009
Chinatown: Hooters
Chinatown. "Hooters" becomes 貓頭鷹 (owl) 餐廳 (restaurant/cafe).
P.S. The Chinese word for "owl" does literally break down to 貓 (pussycat) 頭 (head) 鷹 (bird) so maybe there's a translingual pun lurking somewhere in there.
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