Source: <http://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliemorin/chinese-signs-that-got-seriously-lost-in-tranlsation>.
Below are some examples of bad translation. You may want to laugh at them, but is more useful to analyse the cause and effect of these silly attemps from a some theorectical perspective.
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01. “A fire distinguisher" or "a grenade"?
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03. A live seabass or crap?
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04. Antepartum heart rate monitoring or fetal heart custody?
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05. Is 'slut' Japanese for 'slur'?
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06. 'Caution! Wet floor!' or 'carefully fall down'?
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07. 'Caution! Area unders constuction' or 'someone is being executed'?
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08. 'Theme park for ethnic cultures' or 'a racist park@?
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09. 'Don't drink and drive' or 'do drink and drive'?
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10. 'Checkout point for dried food'?
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11. "Keep off the drass"?
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12. “Lab! Staff only”？
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13. A pool or poo?
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19. 这是爱迪生说的英文吗？
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