'Better Signs, Better City' - Chinglish to get the axe

"Deformed Man Toilet" is just one of many lost-in-translation English signs that Shanghai is looking to get rid of as it readies to welcome 4 million foreign visitors to next year's expo.

In its latest effort the municipal government earlier this month released a new series of guidelines and more than 300 English translations based on international standards. Over the coming months, these will replace existing public signs that are inadvertently humorous or insensitive.

The move follows a similar action taken by Beijing prior to its hosting of the Olympics last year, and is one that is being given a thumbs-up by expats like Musebu Sichula from Zambia.