Wednesday, April 9, 2014

1F472 (man with gua pi mao/ skullcap)

(one of the most poorly documented emoji on the web, googling 'gua pi mao' gets the emoji and nothing else)

Is this just the Japanese stereotype of the Chinese man?

The mustache is optional, the age is ambiguous:


Chinese Wikipedia, translated: "Skullcap of Qing Dynasty a men's hat. Legend has it that the source of the Ming created by Kuni cap, taking six and dominate, the world normalized intended. In the Qing Dynasty, is widely popular. Divided into six semi-circular shaped like half a watermelon rind. No eaves, narrow canopies or covered with decorative narrow, mostly black silk, wool or yarn making. The top can be decorated with a variety of colors and materials, the knot in front of nail decorations to identify around. [Signorina in viola.svg] Skullcap is a clothing or fashion -related small works . You can edit or revise expand its content."

neighbor?
retro roleplay?
nemesis?

in Ulysses: Blazes Boylan??? (mustache and straw hat)
Japan:China::Ireland:England??







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