| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Chinese term or phrase: | 名门望族 | | English translation: | Rich/powerful/old/well-known/prominent family | | Entered by: |   Denyce Seow |
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Chinese term or phrase: 名门望族 | How do you translate "名门望族" in the following sentence?
在东晋时，王谢两姓乃当时名门望族... |
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| | FYI | Explanation:
There are a number of ways of translating this, depending somewhat on the context and what the rest of the passage wants to say about the family
1) Rich and powerful family - if the passage stresses money
2) Old and well-known family - if the passage stresses fame
3) Prominent family - if it stresses position
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Nigel Jones
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