危險
Wēi xiǎn
小心落葉
Xiǎo xīn luò yè
Danger
Watch out for falling leaves
It's a boulder!
No, it's a bomb!
No, it's a falling leaf! Run for cover!
Considering that before I came to Taiwan, I'd never seen a deciduous element more dangerous than a maple leaf, I thought this sign was pretty amusing. However, as it turns out, some of the leaves here are actually dangerous. I found this sign underneath a palm tree, and let me tell you, those palm leaves a massive! I sure wouldn't want to be clobbered in the head with one of these club-like leaves. (Or perhaps a encounter with a palm leaf would be more like having a date with a guillotine? In any case, I don't plan to find out.)
No, it's a bomb!
No, it's a falling leaf! Run for cover!
Considering that before I came to Taiwan, I'd never seen a deciduous element more dangerous than a maple leaf, I thought this sign was pretty amusing. However, as it turns out, some of the leaves here are actually dangerous. I found this sign underneath a palm tree, and let me tell you, those palm leaves a massive! I sure wouldn't want to be clobbered in the head with one of these club-like leaves. (Or perhaps a encounter with a palm leaf would be more like having a date with a guillotine? In any case, I don't plan to find out.)
On a more serious note: many signs of this nature use the word 小心 (be careful). However, you'll also occasionally see the word 注意 (zhùyì) used in a similar fashion.
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