Help: Need chinese to english translation see photos

[SLPJR]

Thanks in advance...steve

[vintageogauge]

Go to one of the Chinese restaurants, order some takeout and ask them to help you.

[SLPJR]

I did, no one there could read it..they all said it was very old chinese????

[SLPJR]

Thank you..no one at chinese take could read it, they said it was old chinese, before wwii?????

[fdpaq0580]

I did, no one there could read it..they all said it was very old chinese????

One possible option would be to contact a museum and send the pictures to them for translation. Another option would be to contact a university that has an Asian studies department. They may be able to help. Hope you can get it translated and maybe some context of these interesting items. Context, like what these might be, how old, dynasty (if appropriate), etc.
Please keep us informed. You have piqued my curiosity!

[villagetinker]

Check on Google they have a translation service, I am NOT sure if this works for pictures.

[DAVES]

Thank you..no one at chinese take could read it, they said it was old chinese, before wwii?????

Or course there are quips etc. I'm an struggling to refrain from them. It looks to be an inexpensive, key chain kind of thing. Inexpensive casting. China is huge. It may well be nothing at all. It may be Japanese. Korean? There is more than one Chinese dialects, one is Mandarin the other I don't recall. I had a good friend whose parents owned a Chinese Restaurant. Many who work in Chinese restaurants sort of fake it. What we order in a Chinese restaurant is American demanded Chinese
food. Chow mein was invented in California. Fortune cookies in Brooklyn

[fdpaq0580]

Or course there are quips etc. I'm an struggling to refrain from them. It looks to be an inexpensive, key chain kind of thing. Inexpensive casting. China is huge. It may well be nothing at all. It may be Japanese. Korean? There is more than one Chinese dialects, one is Mandarin the other I don't recall. I had a good friend whose parents owned a Chinese Restaurant. Many who work in Chinese restaurants sort of fake it. What we order in a Chinese restaurant is American demanded Chinese
food. Chow mein was invented in California. Fortune cookies in Brooklyn

Cantonese.

[davem4616]

if you're hearing that t's WWII era, it could be much earlier.....you might consider sending the picture to the Chinese embassy in DC....or to a language department at a university that offers Chinese language

just a thought

[manaboutown]

My old friend, Won Hung Lo, could not help. So sorry.

[Luggage]

Check on Google they have a translation service, I am NOT sure if this works for pictures.
Android phones have something called google lense after you take the picture .

[kathymar528]

Steve, I sent a picture of these to a Chinese woman I tutored in English a few years ago. I’ll let you know if I hear back from her.

[Footer]

My Chinese brother-in-law couldn't read it so maybe it's japanese. The top character on the top picture is close to the chinese character meaning reward or award.

[Petersweeney]

you might consider sending the picture to the Chinese embassy in DC....or to a language department at a university that offers Chinese language

Hahahaha

The first one sais you owe 50 dolla

The second one is the receipt

[hypart]

The top pic is Reward China (Country)
The bottom pic is old language. There's probably only a handful of people who would be able to translate that.

[Joe C.]

I think it says "Made in China". :icon_wink:

[DKifn]

My girlfriend is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Japanese. Many different Asian cultures share the same characters and can be read across languages. These characters are of ancient origin and may not be currently used at all. What is the origin of this fob? It may not be characters of a language at all.

[SLPJR]

I was told that it orginaly belonged to wwii era pilot who flew with the flying tigers in 1941?

[HankM]

The back is something like "reward/award", then "best", but we don't know what the 3rd character is.

The front looks like it might be "medal".

-Henry

[SLPJR]

That makes sense..thanks!!

[HankM]

Here is "reward"/"award":

[taruffi57]

My Son teaches English in China, but he won't be home until June. :-)

[Calisport]

It looks very old, yes. It does not resemble modern Chinese characters. It's not Japanese or Korean. Very strange shape to the characters.

[Calisport]

I was told that it orginaly belonged to wwii era pilot who flew with the flying tigers in 1941?

Flying Tigers was American though and later became an International Cargo Carrier that was bought out by FedEx in the 1990s. Maybe a souvenier?

[SLPJR]

Maybe, someone said first character means award??

[fdpaq0580]

Maybe, someone said first character means award??

Sorry I have nothing to offer to help solve the mystery. I am very curious about the origin and meaning of these objects and would appreciate you giving us updates on any news about them.
Good luck.
Fred

[DAVES]

Flying Tigers was American though and later became an International Cargo Carrier that was bought out by FedEx in the 1990s. Maybe a souvenier?

So many guesses. I believe the person who mentioned Flying Tigers was referring to a group of American pilots who fought for China against the Japanese. America officially entered WWII with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941. War was being fought years before that. The Japanese invaded Manchuria in Sept 1931. What is going on now has been done too many times before.