<p>It is <strong>不</strong>安全性行为 (unsafe sex) , not 爪安全性行为</p>

<p>经 means 'through'</p>

<p>性 means 'sex'</p>

<p>预防艾滋病(经)性传播 = prevent aids spread (through) sex</p>

<p>A more clear phrasing might help new learners understand better - 预防艾滋病经(由)性(愛/交)传播</p>

<p>经由 = 'through'</p>

<p>性愛 = 'love making'</p>

<p>性交 = 'sexual intercourse'</p>

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Tang Ho
<p><strong>Question</strong>:  What should 爪 in 天津市平均每周都有１名学生因<strong>爪</strong>安全性行为感染艾滋病 actually be?  And why is 经 in 预防艾滋病<strong>经</strong>性传播?</p>
<p>Why I ask: this poster has appeared in some campus bathrooms (in the women's ones, at least):</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vsm.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vsm.jpg" alt="message and anthropomorphic condom" /></a><br />
<sup>(<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vs.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">large image</a>)</sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Zooming in, the first part is:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MCfNz.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/MCfNz.jpg" alt="zoomed in Chinese text" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>I transcribe and translate this to:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>天津市每发现１０例ＨＩＶ感染者<br />
其中就有７例是通过男男同性性行为传播<br />
天津市平均每周都有１名学生因<strong>爪</strong>安全性行为感染艾滋病</p>
<p>In Tianjin, in every 10 cases of discovered HIV infection<br />
among these are 7 cases spread through male-male same-sex sexual activity<br />
The Tianjin average, every week has 1 student, because of [爪 (?)] unsafe sex, is infected with aids</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I don't think <a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%88%AA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">爪</a> (=claw) is correct, but I couldn't find the correct character.  (My phone suggests , but it doesn't appear in dictionaries.)</p>
<p>And I transcribe and translate what the condom says:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QdjK0m.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QdjK0m.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>预防艾滋病<strong>经</strong>性传播<br />
从坚持正确使用安全套开始</p>
<p>To prevent aids [经 (?)] and sexually transmitted diseases<br />
start with insisting on proper use of condoms</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I'm not sure what 经 (<a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E7%BB%8F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">YouDao</a>, <a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%BB%8F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">dict.cn</a>) is doing here.  I don't see a relevant definition.  Is it yet another word for &quot;and&quot;?  Or maybe it means &quot;and other&quot;, or &quot;along with&quot;.</p>

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2018-07-24T05:14:55.250Z
It is 不安全性行为 (unsafe sex) , not 爪安全性行为, please edit your question
Tang Ho
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2018-07-24T05:18:58.347Z
Ah, of course!  (Now I feel a bit silly.)  I think it's okay; that can be included in the answer.
Becky 李蓓
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Condom poster: What should 爪 in ...因爪安全性行为感染艾滋病 actually be? And why is 经 in 预防艾滋病经性传播?
# Condom poster: What should 爪 in ...因爪安全性行为感染艾滋病 actually be? And why is 经 in 预防艾滋病经性传播?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-24)

**Question**: What should 爪 in 天津市平均每周都有１名学生因**爪**安全性行为感染艾滋病 actually be? And why is 经 in 预防艾滋病**经**性传播?

Why I ask: this poster has appeared in some campus bathrooms (in the women's ones, at least):

> [![message and anthropomorphic condom](https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vsm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vsm.jpg)  
> ([large image](https://i.sstatic.net/ah5Vs.jpg))

Zooming in, the first part is:

> [![zoomed in Chinese text](https://i.sstatic.net/MCfNz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/MCfNz.jpg)

I transcribe and translate this to:

> 天津市每发现１０例ＨＩＶ感染者  
> 其中就有７例是通过男男同性性行为传播  
> 天津市平均每周都有１名学生因**爪**安全性行为感染艾滋病
>
> In Tianjin, in every 10 cases of discovered HIV infection  
> among these are 7 cases spread through male-male same-sex sexual activity  
> The Tianjin average, every week has 1 student, because of [爪 (?)] unsafe sex, is infected with aids

I don't think [爪](http://dict.cn/%E7%88%AA) (=claw) is correct, but I couldn't find the correct character. (My phone suggests , but it doesn't appear in dictionaries.)

And I transcribe and translate what the condom says:

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/QdjK0m.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QdjK0m.jpg)
>
> 预防艾滋病**经**性传播  
> 从坚持正确使用安全套开始
>
> To prevent aids [经 (?)] and sexually transmitted diseases  
> start with insisting on proper use of condoms

I'm not sure what 经 ([YouDao](http://youdao.com/w/%E7%BB%8F), [dict.cn](http://dict.cn/%E7%BB%8F)) is doing here. I don't see a relevant definition. Is it yet another word for "and"? Or maybe it means "and other", or "along with".

**Tags:** translation, transcription

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is 不安全性行为 (unsafe sex) , not 爪安全性行为, please edit your question  
> **username_0**: Ah, of course!  (Now I feel a bit silly.)  I think it's okay; that can be included in the answer.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-24. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It is **不**安全性行为 (unsafe sex) , not 爪安全性行为

经 means 'through'

性 means 'sex'

预防艾滋病(经)性传播 = prevent aids spread (through) sex

A more clear phrasing might help new learners understand better - 预防艾滋病经(由)性(愛/交)传播

经由 = 'through'

性愛 = 'love making'

性交 = 'sexual intercourse'


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