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Subject:Can someone translate this enamelled button?
Posted By: Matthew Mon, May 04, 2015 IP: 90.58.219.144
Hello, everyone!

I'm hoping someone can tell me what the Chinese(?) character(s) on this button say. I tried using one of those sites that lets you transcribe characters using your mouse, but I came up with "juniper" and "clamp", so apparently my caligraphy skills are not up to snuff.

Thanks for your help!

Matthew



Subject:beware...
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Thu, May 07, 2015
old story: in the old days a Businessman saw a beautiful broach with Chinese characters in an antique shop in Hong Kong, he bought the Broach as gift for his wife. Back at home, the wife was very pleased, and showed it proudly to her friends during a dinner party. An embarrassed elderly Chinese gent took the husband aside, and explained the writing to him:Shanghai Prostitute...
Ernest

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