Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature | | Chinese term or phrase: 覆命 | I can't figure out a good wording for this. It seems to always be used in cases where someone goes to a person that's above them i.e a priest or emperor.
Here's the context: 話說悟空一行人取得經書後便會朝覆命....
That's it. I'm assuming something along the lines of "The story goes(?) that Wukong and his team returned to _____ after obtaining the Confusion classics."
At a loss, redemption or seeking forgiveness or something are the only things that come to mind and those sound a little unlikely to be what the word is saying. Any help much appreciated! |
| Fredrick BanksKudoZ activityQuestions: 5 (none open) Answers: 79
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| | English translation:Report to the emperor | Explanation:
By order of the emperor, Wukong and his team went to India to obtain Buddhist Classics (not Confucius Classics). Upon completion of the mission, they went to report to the emperor .
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Note added at 9分钟 (2010-05-06 11:17:22 GMT)
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覆命, 覆 means "answer", 命 means "order, command, instruction."
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Note added at 12分钟 (2010-05-06 11:20:04 GMT)
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回朝, 回 means "return to". 朝 (read as Chao) means "the place where the emperor meets with the ministers." |
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  Dallas Cao
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7 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 Report to the emperor
Explanation:
By order of the emperor, Wukong and his team went to India to obtain Buddhist Classics (not Confucius Classics). Upon completion of the mission, they went to report to the emperor .
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Note added at 9分钟 (2010-05-06 11:17:22 GMT)
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覆命, 覆 means "answer", 命 means "order, command, instruction."
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Note added at 12分钟 (2010-05-06 11:20:04 GMT)
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回朝, 回 means "return to". 朝 (read as Chao) means "the place where the emperor meets with the ministers."
| Dallas Cao
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Local time: 04:50
Native speaker of:  Chinese
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