精忠報國 or 盡忠報國 (Yue Fei's tattoo)

**vesicles** · 09-07-2012, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by greatboi

Yeah your right. If the tattoo is a myth, then this is about which phrase relates to Yue Fei and that's exactly what I wanted to know.
I mean nobody can prove if he had a tattoo, but I like the story!

Anyways, thanks for the research. I appreciate it, 'cause I can't read Chinese. This clears a lot up.

btw what does “精忠岳飞” mean in English?

精忠 means being utmost loyal and 岳飞 is the name Yue Fei. It basically means Yue Fei is a person most loyal to the Song dynasty and the Song emperor. It was a title that the Song emperor gave to Yue Fei when he was winning battles like crazy. It was sewn on a huge flag. From that time on, Yue Fei displayed that flag with the title to all his battles.

BTW, you mentioned you got a tattoo of 精忠報國. I hope it's on your back

**greatboi** · 09-09-2012, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by vesicles

精忠 means being utmost loyal and 岳飞 is the name Yue Fei. It basically means Yue Fei is a person most loyal to the Song dynasty and the Song emperor. It was a title that the Song emperor gave to Yue Fei when he was winning battles like crazy. It was sewn on a huge flag. From that time on, Yue Fei displayed that flag with the title to all his battles.

BTW, you mentioned you got a tattoo of 精忠報國. I hope it's on your back

Ha ha, nah, I didn't want it on my back. Got it on the back of my upper right arm.

It's going to be part of a sleeve. I'll post a picture later.