Grilled sexual harassment
Language Log 2013-05-05
Summary:
David Craig sent in this photograph and asked "What does it really say and why doesn't it?":The Chinese says xiánzhūshǒu 咸猪手 ("groper"), which is a noun derived from xiánzhū 咸猪 ("salted pork") + shǒu 手 ("hand") — adjective + adjective + noun. Thus, the literal meaning of xiánzhūshǒu 咸猪手 is "salted pig's knuckle / [...]