| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Chinese term or phrase: | 贼夺取王 | | English translation: | 王/ \'wang\' is diceitful | | Entered by: |  Bin Tiede |
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | | Chinese term or phrase: 贼夺取王 | 贼夺取王，
王是玉的，
象是玉的。
写在一幅纸联上的字，原文为繁体。
什么意思？ |
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| | 王/ 'wang' is diceitful | Explanation:
depending on the context:
王 is deceitful
王 must be 玉
therefore it is jade.
In Chinese the strokes of the character 'wang' are counted as if it had the extra stroke as in 'yu'.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2009-09-16 07:12:49 GMT)
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you can also say:
the character wang is deceitful
it must be the character yu
so it is actualy jade |
| Selected response from:
Lucien van Valen, PhD
Netherlands
Local time: 04:53
| Grading comment Thanks. Your help is highly appreciated.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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16 hrs confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 | 王/ 'wang' is diceitful
Explanation:
depending on the context:
王 is deceitful
王 must be 玉
therefore it is jade.
In Chinese the strokes of the character 'wang' are counted as if it had the extra stroke as in 'yu'.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2009-09-16 07:12:49 GMT)
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you can also say:
the character wang is deceitful
it must be the character yu
so it is actualy jade
| Lucien van Valen, PhD
Netherlands
Local time: 04:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Thanks. Your help is highly appreciated. |
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