Getting a tattoo in a language that you don't understand is rarely a good idea. Hell, even tattoos in people's native tongues ...

Ocean Front Tattoo artist Mikey Ekimoto wears Korean symbols on his ring finger that translate to "Every moment is precious." On his pinkie finger, it reads, "Work hard and sacrifice one's self." ...

Robert Siegel talks with Tian Tang, author of a Web site dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters in Western culture. Tang posts photos of Chinese character tattoos that either contain errors or ...

Shad Magness wanted to celebrate the love he felt for his young son with a grand gesture. At a Los Angeles tattoo parlor four years ago, he had two Chinese characters etched in a prominent spot on his ...

The Chinese language is difficult, and perhaps no one has struggled more with it than the inkers and bearers of America’s Chinese-character tattoos. Most infamous was probably the tattoo on Britney ...

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