Comments on: The criticism mouth in case of the fire?

By: Hugh S

Hugh S — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:11:12 +0000

I did. Don’t worry haha

By: Hugh

Hugh — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:01:21 +0000

I’m japanese… and this is true. Go see it for yourself at a youth hostel in Kobe. SUCK ON THAT!

By: philip

philip — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:33:12 +0000

The square at the end means both mouth and door.

By: imsocool123

imsocool123 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:48:36 +0000

In russian there are different words for “fire” and “fire emergency”, that might also be the case in chinese

By: nicole

nicole — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:41:55 +0000

hahahahahahahahhahaahahaha!!!!

By: AJHunter

AJHunter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:13:20 +0000

watch your e-mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Rodney Liddle

Rodney Liddle — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:10:36 +0000

Wonder if they have a fire alarm button with a sign “In case of fire bleak grass”

By: -me

-me — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:16:57 +0000

Until you were overcome by the smoke? (Sorry, I didn’t mean to criticize you….)

By: RS

RS — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:45:32 +0000

For anyone curious, the third character literally means mouth but here would mean a place for someone to pass through.
避難口 just means escape exit.

By: BANANA

BANANA — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:14:16 +0000

I’m girl, but yeah, I’m speaking for the criticizing mouth door.

By: BANANA

BANANA — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:13:42 +0000

LAWL. THAT SHE WAS.

By: DUH

DUH — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:13:42 +0000

dude he was speaking for the criticizing door. Dumb ass.

By: leila

leila — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:45:02 +0000

yup. native language FAIL for whoever translated the sign.

By: Ryan Waxx

Ryan Waxx — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:13:44 +0000

In case of fire, shut your criticism mouth and RUN!

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:55:26 +0000

I think this is because of a slight mixup of two compounds with the same reading.

Criticism is ‘hinan’ 非難.
The ‘hinan’ here is 避難, which means more like taking refuge, etc.

By: Selkhit

Selkhit — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:04:45 +0000

I’m glad someone else thought this way…I was starting to think I was crazy!

By: self

self — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:41:16 +0000

I think they mean for you to criticize the fire to crush its dreams and make it kill itself. “What, you call that hot? My 80 year old grandma is hotter than that!!! You think you’re so bright, do ya? Well, YOU AINT NOTHING!!!”

By: Joseph

Joseph — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:41:05 +0000

Banana, you’re just just pissed because I was first and didn’t bother to call “first like you would have.

By: AustinTX

AustinTX — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:24:51 +0000

My take on this is that it’s supposed to mean “This is an alternate exit to use in case of fire”.

I swear, if I ever saw a sign like this in person, I would have to stand there clutching my head and screaming “Why would anyone want to put words together like that?!?!?! WHY!?!?!”

By: Selkhit

Selkhit — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:42:16 +0000

So…if you’re critical toward the fire it will go out? That’s some harsh criticism to make a fire kill itself.

By: wyldkard

wyldkard — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:48:42 +0000

GO BANANA!

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:15:31 +0000

Most likely “emergency” became “critical” became “criticism”.

The third character there (the square) represents mouth, and – in some cases – door, so “door” becomes “mouth”.

And fire is fire (although that’s not the chracter I recognise for fire. Then agian, my education is somewhat basic. There’s probably a more sophisticated character fora domestic fire.)

In any case – “Fire Exit – Emergency use only” would probably be the best translation.

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:15:27 +0000

This is the proof that criticism burns you up…

By: Kit

Kit — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:30:50 +0000

I’ll give that door the criticism mouth! *to door* Your momma was plywood!

By: llalala

llalala — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:04:53 +0000

YES, it does. It’s a wonder how 3 words are translated into 1 whole sentence, and worse still not make sense.

By: Mario.

Mario. — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:58:03 +0000

Fail to understand that door yells that at outrunning customers.

By: steinmetzm

steinmetzm — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:32:32 +0000

My immediate reaction… “what the hell does that even mean?”
but yeah, I agree, something like “emergency exit” is what they were shooting for…

By: megs

megs — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:33:43 +0000

Appropriate displacement of anger issues fail.

By: megs

megs — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:32:38 +0000

This needs to go on a t-shirt IRL.

By: Psychedelic

Psychedelic — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:25:05 +0000

Come on, you guys know the criticism mouth; it’s the facial expression your boss makes when you’re half an hour late in the morning. I guess whoever owns this place makes that expression at you in case of fire, as though you caused it. Saves in insurance premium costs, maybe.

By: Shalindria

Shalindria — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Whoa! Somebody woke up on the wrong side of bed today!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:45:39 +0000

wut

By: KaBooM

KaBooM — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:30:42 +0000

lol

By: MNM

MNM — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:39:54 +0000

It criticizes you on the way out

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:06:02 +0000

I strongly suspect “criticism mouth” means emergency exit.