jeremyitwq Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Would anyone please translate this tattoo for me . Thanks in advance Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It's upside down.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Total guess is that it's meant to mean "stunningly beautiful person" It says "Chohm Poo Chai" which I'm guessing is maybe some odd colloquialism as it doesn't really make sense. If the "Poo" here is intended as "person" then it is mis-spelled and the word order is screwed.....but Thais do that at times in colloquialisms. Flummoxed but I've no dictionary to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinnotes Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If this is a tattoo of a girl, it's intended meaning may be "ชอบผู้ชาย" = I like men Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weary Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 That looks like Khmer script rather than Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I am a man chan = i poo chai =a man Edited September 21, 2011 by MrRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I am a manchan = i poo chai =a man Different spellings Mr R. That looks like Khmer script rather than Thai. It's Thai only highly stylised and upside down... It reads "โฉมผูฉาย" the right way up, although I suspect it may mean to read "โฉมผู้ฉาย" โฉมฉาย means to be striking looking, stunningly attractive. Just what the ผู is doing there, Lord only knows unless it's meant to be ผู้ and someone's made a boo-boo or it's meant to be an ฝ but there's no such word as ฝู as far as I know. Edited September 21, 2011 by HeavyDrinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 If it is Thai, it looks like โฉม ฝู ฉาย choom[R] fuu[R] chaay[R] It might be a Chinese name rendered in Thai script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyitwq Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 My bad that's it's upside down. Isnt there a exact meaning to it? It was on my late father's hand and I wish to find out what is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 I am a man chan = i poo chai =a man A ladyboy? Should be "Phom poo Chai" if on a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) My bad that's it's upside down. Isnt there a exact meaning to it? It was on my late father's hand and I wish to find out what is it. Old thai script meaning .......i am a man Heavy drinker you are correct but i think you will find the tattoo was done a long time ago and is more of the home done variety after a few beers! Sort of a bravado thing which the Thais used to do same as they used to have a tattoo on the fingers for marrying Edited September 21, 2011 by MrRed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 My bad that's it's upside down. Isnt there a exact meaning to it? It was on my late father's hand and I wish to find out what is it. Old thai script meaning .......i am a man Heavy drinker you are correct but i think you will find the tattoo was done a long time ago and is more of the home done variety after a few beers! Sort of a bravado thing which the Thais used to do same as they used to have a tattoo on the fingers for marrying That doesnt look like any home made tattoo done after a few beers. Reasons are, the tattoo is too neat, look at the script, its constant. The ink must have been of a decent quality, its still black in colour, most of the home made ones tend to fade and go a greenish/blueish colour. I think this tattoo was done professionaly, or at least done by someone who knew what he was doing. It certainly looks as if it was done by a machine rather than the usual bambbo shafted needle most home made ones are done with. For someone to have this done professionaly means to me this tattoo actually had some relevance/meaning to whoever had it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Old thai script meaning .......i am a man Heavy drinker you are correct but i think you will find the tattoo was done a long time ago and is more of the home done variety after a few beers! Sort of a bravado thing which the Thais used to do same as they used to have a tattoo on the fingers for marrying That's not an old Whisky, Ink and a rusty Needle tattoo. That looks brand spanking new to me too...and has bugger all to do with "being a man"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRed Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 It has a lot to do with being a man or as you think being a special beautiful person. Maybe a special man! Only the Op can say how old it is if he knows,and where it was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonN Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) Agree with Meadish. Seems to be a Chinese name rendered in Thai script. Chom <deleted> Chai. Edited September 22, 2011 by SimonN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSS Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 If it is Thai, it looks like โฉม ฝู ฉาย choom[R] fuu[R] chaay[R] It might be a Chinese name rendered in Thai script. I think you're probably right Meadish, but I think the first one is เฉ็น Chen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keo Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 It looks like เฉิม ฝู ฉาย (Cherm fuu chaay) to me. Wife says it could be a Chinese name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The consensus from my Thai drinking mates, its a girls name, make of that what you will. They tried various spellings and argued amongst themselves, even bring up the same observations as HD in post number 7, kudos to you Heavy Drinker. Mind you the beers and whisky were flowing, so it may just be an all round face saving measure by saying girls name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paksant Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) I think it must be เฉิน ฝู ฉาย "Chen Foo Chaay", it's exactly Thai alpahbets not Khmer, but it just different way to write it. I thought it should be someone name, and it sounds like Chinese. Edited September 24, 2011 by paksant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidarisara Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 It says I am a man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbarman Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) It looks like เฉิม ฝู ฉาย (Cherm fuu chaay) to me. Wife says it could be a Chinese name. agree with you keo my wife who's thai chinese descent says it's cherm fuu chaay and probably a Chinese lady's name. hope this helps jeremy Edited September 29, 2011 by moonbarman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchan42 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Its a Chinese name. Chen is quite common for Chinese family name。 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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