Delayed due to some reasons: annals of airport Chinglish, part 4
Language Log 2013-03-20
Summary:
The latest collection of "lost in translation" signs from the Mail Online offers some doozies:But wait a minute! Though the English may sound strange, neither of these signs is mistranslated. That's what the Chinese really says:yóuyú mǒuxiē yuányīn yánwù 由於某些原因延誤"delayed due to some reasons"The plane is going to Amoy.wénmíng jīchǎng 文明機場"civilized airport"This type [...]