<p>Many of the phrases are internet languages. Just “baidu” it and you will know.</p>

<p>For example</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>木有: 没有</p>
  
  <p>正房生快：</p>
  
  <p>正房 primary wife. In old days in China, man can have a wife and many
  concubines. </p>
  
  <p>生快 is shorted for 生日快乐（happy birthday）</p>
</blockquote>

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2015-11-17T15:50:44.917Z
It's a bit hard for non-native speakers to write or type chinese without understanding the sounds associated with the symbols. I suppose the OP  may have that issue. I figured out how to trace the image using the trackpad on the Mac. OCR almost never works.
Tommie C.
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2015-11-17T20:35:59.010Z
Yeah, that was the problem I had. I used a site where you can draw symbols and it tries to recognize it but I didn't find a single symbol.
Confituur
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2015-11-19T03:25:11.853Z
We can use this tool. You draw and it tells you the sound. http://jingyan.baidu.com/article/636f38bb5d70e7d6b84610c7.html
  Now native speakers, especially young generations like me, dominantly use sounds to type cause we are forgetting how to write（提笔忘字）, sadly.
John
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2015-11-17T01:29:28.990Z
2015-11-17T01:29:28.990Z
John
<p>白象代表方便面和巧克力："white elephant" denotes instant noodles and chocolate. "白象" is a instant noodles brand in China.</p>

<p>好久没见（Long time no see）蓝天（blue sky）白云（white clouds）太阳（sun）了.</p>

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2015-11-17T10:50:15.627Z
2015-11-17T10:50:15.627Z
lxg
<p>1.I haven't seen a sunny day for a long time(maybe you are in Britian),so he draws clouds and sun in the top if the picture and want a sunny day.</p>

<p>2.I wish my primary wife a happy birthday(referring to the exchange student who live in this room)that means he or she is joking about the owner is the primary wife and the unspoken words means the drawer has many other wives,of coure joking.</p>

<p>3."晴天娃娃" means the picture above,maybe the drawer nikname]
"祝"=wish
"老牛"=old cow(maybe refer to your friend live in the house)</p>

<p>6.the drawer feels too complicated to draw the cow so he draws an elephant instead.
"生快"=happy birday</p>

<p>4.5."白象"=white elephant(a Chinese inatant noodles brand)represents the instant noodles and chocolate as a birthday gift to her, also kind of joking.</p>

<p>All the picture shows a sense of humor to a friend's birthday and wish her happy birday.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/kl7Ty.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/kl7Ty.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2015-11-25T02:50:31.057Z
Yes, and there's a picture of the tera bozu doll (see here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnXl9jNy7o0)
neubau
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2015-11-24T15:45:33.610Z
2015-11-25T01:29:29.227Z
2015-11-25T01:29:29.227Z
user148874
<p>正房 primary wife. In old days in China, man can have a wife and many concubines. </p>

<p>生快 is short for 生日快乐（happy birthday）</p>

<p>很久没见蓝天白云太阳了 long time no seeing blue sky, white clouds, and the Sun</p>

<p>晴天娃娃 Sunny Baby</p>

<p>祝老牛 wish you the Old Cow</p>

<p>木有烦恼 having no worries</p>

<p>天天灿烂 every day resplendent</p>

<p>不会画老牛 don't know how to draw a cow</p>

<p>来个象代替 drew an elephant instead</p>

<p>白象代表方便面和巧克力 the while elephant represents instant noodles and chocolates</p>

<p>算礼物了 that would be my presents</p>

<p>哈哈 haha</p>

<p>分割线 dividing line</p>

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2015-11-18T00:45:03.770Z
2015-11-18T00:45:03.770Z
孤影萍踪
<p>Looks like it was her birthday last week and her friend wrote funny birthday messages on there! (See other replies)</p>

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2015-11-17T19:12:13.987Z
2015-11-17T19:12:13.987Z
Will August
<p>I have this exchange student next to me and last week I saw a friend of hers write something on her door and they seemed to have quite a lot of fun about it. Can someone translate it or at least say what it's about? Everyone is very curious about it but no one ever sees her to ask or is afraid to ask.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Et2SF.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Et2SF.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2020-03-06T02:34:54.610Z
Does this answer your question? [How do I self-answer "What does this say?"](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/36144/how-do-i-self-answer-what-does-this-say)
Becky 李蓓
<translation>
Translating Chinese
# Translating Chinese

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-17)

I have this exchange student next to me and last week I saw a friend of hers write something on her door and they seemed to have quite a lot of fun about it. Can someone translate it or at least say what it's about? Everyone is very curious about it but no one ever sees her to ask or is afraid to ask.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Et2SF.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Et2SF.jpg)

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [How do I self-answer "What does this say?"](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/36144/how-do-i-self-answer-what-does-this-say)  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-11-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Many of the phrases are internet languages. Just “baidu” it and you username_8 know.

For example

> 木有: 没有
>
> 正房生快：
>
> 正房 primary wife. In old days in China, man can have a wife and many
> concubines.
>
> 生快 is shorted for 生日快乐（happy birthday）

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: It's a bit hard for non-native speakers to write or type chinese without understanding the sounds associated with the symbols. I suppose the OP  may have that issue. I figured out how to trace the image using the trackpad on the Mac. OCR almost never works.  
> **username_0**: Yeah, that was the problem I had. I used a site where you can draw symbols and it tries to recognize it but I didn't find a single symbol.  
> **username_2**: We can use this tool. You draw and it tells you the sound. http://jingyan.baidu.com/article/636f38bb5d70e7d6b84610c7.html   Now native speakers, especially young generations like me, dominantly use sounds to type cause we are forgetting how to write（提笔忘字）, sadly.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-11-17. Score: 2

白象代表方便面和巧克力："white elephant" denotes instant noodles and chocolate. "白象" is a instant noodles brand in China.

好久没见（Long time no see）蓝天（blue sky）白云（white clouds）太阳（sun）了.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-11-24. Score: 1

1.I haven't seen a sunny day for a long time(maybe you are in Britian),so he draws clouds and sun in the top if the picture and want a sunny day.

2.I wish my primary wife a happy birthday(referring to the exchange student who live in this room)that means he or she is joking about the owner is the primary wife and the unspoken words means the drawer has many other wives,of coure joking.

3."晴天娃娃" means the picture above,maybe the drawer nikname]
"祝"=wish
"老牛"=old cow(maybe refer to your friend live in the house)

6.the drawer feels too complicated to draw the cow so he draws an elephant instead.
"生快"=happy birday

4.5."白象"=white elephant(a Chinese inatant noodles brand)represents the instant noodles and chocolate as a birthday gift to her, also kind of joking.

All the picture shows a sense of humor to a friend's birthday and wish her happy birday.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/kl7Ty.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/kl7Ty.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: Yes, and there's a picture of the tera bozu doll (see here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnXl9jNy7o0)  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2015-11-18. Score: 0

正房 primary wife. In old days in China, man can have a wife and many concubines.

生快 is short for 生日快乐（happy birthday）

很久没见蓝天白云太阳了 long time no seeing blue sky, white clouds, and the Sun

晴天娃娃 Sunny Baby

祝老牛 wish you the Old Cow

木有烦恼 having no worries

天天灿烂 every day resplendent

不会画老牛 don't know how to draw a cow

来个象代替 drew an elephant instead

白象代表方便面和巧克力 the while elephant represents instant noodles and chocolates

算礼物了 that would be my presents

哈哈 haha

分割线 dividing line


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### Answer by username_8 on 2015-11-17. Score: 0

Looks like it was her birthday last week and her friend wrote funny birthday messages on there! (See other replies)


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