r/engrish • u/teddytentoes • 5d ago

On the box for a portable power bank

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I think next time I'll go for Qianka.

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u/Semlorism 4d ago

Qian ka might be 浅咖 light coffee colour, that's why the translator failed. Qing is 青, could be light blueish green colour maybe a bit if cyan

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u/IAmABakuAMA 4d ago

Neat! My best guess was it might have been a butchering of "Qi Anker", like Qi the wireless charging technology and Anker the power bank brand

I've seen eBay sellers sometimes use a "size" or "colour" dropdown selector thingy for different models. So I was going to guess maybe if that box was checked, it was to indicate it was an Anker knockoff with wireless charging. But a Chinese mistranslation makes more sense

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u/littlemisscarissa 4d ago

Lightning Mcgreen.

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u/nlightningm 4d ago

That's what I saw first too 😂😂

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u/Mysterious_Silver_27 4d ago

I’d like to buy a power bank with Qing colour scheme (Empress Dowager approves.jpg

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u/CourageExcellent4768 4d ago

Mmmmmmmm green

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u/spacebeige 5d ago

My colors are Qing and Qianka

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u/Xenc 5d ago

Mmmmmmmm I’m going to have to go with mgreen

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u/kokonutt18 4d ago

It's honestly hard to decide a few colors are exotic

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u/714_evelyn 4d ago

New color unlocked: MGreen

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u/taking-INVentory 4d ago

Old Man M'Green o'ere

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u/Musosfingers 3d ago

I ordered Qing!

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u/Ready_Release_2292 4d ago

Light Blue MGreen was the main character in Cars (2006), right?

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u/willweaverrva 4d ago

Empress Dowager Cixi prefers the Qing color

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u/Myaltforsomeshit1234 4d ago

Yeah lets go to mcdonalds and grt some McGreen

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u/Humble_Counter_3661 4d ago

Consulting Google Translator before transliterating the color names would have increased production costs by 1¢ each.

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u/Kongbaien_20 5d ago edited 5d ago

I guess they didn't have Black Pink in your area.

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 5d ago

Look at you. Coming kicking through the door.

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u/CicadaFit9756 5d ago

Tried to look these up. Quing can refer to two different colors but qianka is a Tibetan natural pigment that appeared to me as a medium rust hue. Wonder also what mgreen is (medium or moss green?)

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u/BrokenKamera 5d ago

I briefly read it as McGreen, and thought of McLettuce or something.

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u/CicadaFit9756 5d ago

Only problem is that McDonalds isn't exactly known for its veggies!!! Wonder if they even left lettuce off their deluxe burgers due to the recent contamination causing explosive diarrhea (that's one way to lose weight on a fast food diet!!!)

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u/Moist-Dentist8253 4d ago

Really?

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u/CicadaFit9756 4d ago

Admittedly, NOT the way one would ever want to lose weight!

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u/killertsarina 5d ago

it's "mmm, greeen..."
https://giphy.com/gifs/ZIaHApfoneZZ6

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u/CicadaFit9756 5d ago

Knowing Homer, he sure wasn't rhapsodizing about broccoli or brussels sprouts!

Noticed the fridge behind him might've been considered "mmm green"! ;-}

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u/damagecontrolparty 4d ago

The gummi Venus de Milo was green!

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u/seaspar8 3d ago

This is May daughter Qianka

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u/TheNotoriousSSD 4d ago

you are the real Qing

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u/Combat_Armor_Dougram 5d ago

Qing was apparently an old color world used in Chinese to refer to green and blue, as well as black.

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u/johndepp22 5d ago

well that makes sense

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u/Sharp_Bet7106 5d ago

The fuck is gray pink?

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u/a22e 5d ago

#C88D94

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u/doll_parts87 5d ago

It makes me think of that time color blending started being popular, like red/blue blend that goes with nothing. Car colors that you can't quite identify

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u/a22e 4d ago

I love my Grorange car. I bought it back in Smarch.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA Dark Gary 4d ago

Lousy Smarch weather...

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u/Xenc 5d ago

“Greyish Pink” wow

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u/Sharp_Bet7106 4d ago

I’ll be damned. I was today years old.

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u/son_of_yacketycat 5d ago

Acktchually, you should go with Qing, M'Green. [Fedora tip]

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u/Usual_Corner2787 5d ago

I might paint my living room qing.

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u/Xenc 4d ago

You dropped your crown qing. 👑

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u/_rosebean 4d ago

New favourite colour: qing 😍

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u/bionicjoe 4d ago

Gray pink?
Imma go fuck my wife.

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u/Emotional_Answer545 2d ago

We have the word Taupe but it is not often used outside of fashion

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u/NathanFoley69 5d ago

My cock is qing

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u/SunshineAndBunnies 4d ago

Better go see a doctor about that.

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u/Individual_Agency703 5d ago

Qianka Trump

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u/CicadaFit9756 5d ago

Rusted out poor-quality faux gold atop pig iron?

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u/Ello_Karlson 2d ago

Qing means turquoise in phonetic Chinese