<p>Draft decipherment:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>告<code>鹿</code>右Ｘ各　ＸＸＸ以<code>金</code></p>
<p>瓜孔豕Ｘ亞　受Ｘ止而弟</p>
<p><code>豆</code>Ｘ月<code>勒</code>子　Ｘ水東君<code>者</code></p>
</blockquote>
<p><code>　</code> - Uncertain characters</p>
<p>Ｘ - can't read</p>
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<p>Neither of the tattoos say something legible, in my opinion. The characters are for artistic flair.</p>

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2019-03-25T12:36:24.033Z
@水巷孑蠻 I don't think this text says anything....looks like nonsense
dROOOze
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2019-03-25T14:36:43.777Z
i agreed with your finding, and, can't grep any meaning from it :(
水巷孑蠻
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2019-03-27T07:55:41.407Z
Tragic, thank you for taking the time to help!
Miguel Bailon
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2019-03-25T12:35:29.163Z
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dROOOze
<p>at frist glance, the right part:</p>

<pre>
ｘｘｘｘｘ
ｘｘ之ｘ弟
ｘ水東君ｘ
</pre>

<p>i'm watching movie at this moment, would decipher the rest later:)</p>

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2019-03-25T12:34:25.973Z
2019-03-25T12:34:25.973Z
水巷孑蠻
<p>I played this game called Sleeping Dogs that I really loved! It took place in Hong Kong and the main character Wei Shen has this tattoo on his arm that I thought would be cool to have. After doing some research I was told this was Seal Script and was not commonly used among the Chinese people. I would like some help deciphering this please and thank you!</p>

<p>Tattoo worn by Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/riImG.png" alt="one"></p>

<p>A picture of a cosplayer as well as another tattoo the character has which may add some context</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/20TEk.jpg" alt="two"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QpThk.jpg" alt="three"></p>

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2019-03-25T11:52:00.087Z
Errmm..maybe someone who has played the game would have better insight. From the characters I could decipher, I haven't been able to make a coherent phrase yet...
dROOOze
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2019-03-25T12:25:48.670Z
@droooze, come on, you can; read vertically :)
水巷孑蠻
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2019-03-25T12:43:53.110Z
@MiguelBailon Is this the actual tattoo on his arm? Or is this some fan-art imitation?
dROOOze
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2019-03-26T09:49:42.030Z
This was pulled from the official website thats no longer there due too the game developers going out of business. I might add screenshots of his arm to the question, thanks for trying :). (By the way, the woman in the middle is his sister who passed away, maybe that will help?)
Miguel Bailon
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2019-03-26T14:20:08.047Z
@MiguelBailon ah okay. If I may venture a guess (before I see the tattoo on his arm): these characters are just for artistic flair, and don't actually say anything. Even from the characters identified, I can't find a coherent phrase that suggests the tattoo is saying something meaningful.
dROOOze
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2019-03-27T02:41:39.607Z
Ah thanks so much for the help!
Miguel Bailon
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2020-02-12T15:05:47.820Z
This is not a cosplayer. This is a stuntman, Brian Ho, who played Wei in the live trailer for the game
Chris Guo
<translation><characters><character-identification><seal><hong-kong>
Can anyone translate this Seal Script into english for me?
# Can anyone translate this Seal Script into english for me?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-25)

I played this game called Sleeping Dogs that I really loved! It took place in Hong Kong and the main character Wei Shen has this tattoo on his arm that I thought would be cool to have. After doing some research I was told this was Seal Script and was not commonly used among the Chinese people. I would like some help deciphering this please and thank you!

Tattoo worn by Wei Shen in Sleeping Dogs

![one](https://i.sstatic.net/riImG.png)

A picture of a cosplayer as well as another tattoo the character has which may add some context

![two](https://i.sstatic.net/20TEk.jpg)

![three](https://i.sstatic.net/QpThk.jpg)

**Tags:** translation, characters, character-identification, seal, hong-kong

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Errmm..maybe someone who has played the game would have better insight. From the characters I could decipher, I haven't been able to make a coherent phrase yet...  
> **username_2**: @username_1, come on, you can; read vertically :)  
> **username_1**: @username_0 Is this the actual tattoo on his arm? Or is this some fan-art imitation?  
> **username_0**: This was pulled from the official website thats no longer there due too the game developers going out of business. I might add screenshots of his arm to the question, thanks for trying :). (By the way, the woman in the middle is his sister who passed away, maybe that will help?)  
> **username_1**: @username_0 ah okay. If I may venture a guess (before I see the tattoo on his arm): these characters are just for artistic flair, and don't actually say anything. Even from the characters identified, I can't find a coherent phrase that suggests the tattoo is saying something meaningful.  
> **username_0**: Ah thanks so much for the help!  
> **username_3**: This is not a cosplayer. This is a stuntman, Brian Ho, who played Wei in the live trailer for the game  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-25. Score: 1

Draft decipherment:

> 告`鹿`右Ｘ各　ＸＸＸ以`金`
>
> 瓜孔豕Ｘ亞　受Ｘ止而弟
>
> `豆`Ｘ月`勒`子　Ｘ水東君`者`

- Uncertain characters

Ｘ - can't read

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[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9VOaT.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9VOaT.png)

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Neither of the tattoos say something legible, in my opinion. The characters are for artistic flair.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @username_2 I don't think this text says anything....looks like nonsense  
> **username_2**: i agreed with your finding, and, can't grep any meaning from it :(  
> **username_0**: Tragic, thank you for taking the time to help!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-03-25. Score: 0

at frist glance, the right part:

```

ｘｘｘｘｘ
ｘｘ之ｘ弟
ｘ水東君ｘ

```

i'm watching movie at this moment, would decipher the rest later:)


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