寄托

English translation: refuge

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Chinese term or phrase:寄托
English translation:refuge
Entered by: rushidao

16:14 Feb 18, 2008
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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Chinese term or phrase: 寄托
那是一份寄托,可能也是一份幸福. Any suggestion for an English equivalent? Thanks.
xiaoyanchen
Local time: 12:02
refuge
Explanation:
一种精神寄托 a refuge of the heart / a spiritual refuge
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rushidao
Local time: 04:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1refuge
rushidao
3 +1reposing
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
3where the hope reposes
Huijun Suo
3reliance
pkchan
3Hope,resource, etc.
Milton Guo


  

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reposing


Explanation:
It's a kind of reposing and, maybe, a kind of hoping as well.

Just my pick.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 04:02
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agree  Helen Li
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where the hope reposes


Explanation:
That's where the hope reposes, maybe also happiness derives.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-18 17:38:20 GMT)
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Or where the/my heart reposes

Huijun Suo
China
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reliance


Explanation:
or: trust

pkchan
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
refuge


Explanation:
一种精神寄托 a refuge of the heart / a spiritual refuge

rushidao
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agree  Michael Lai: this is the word I was looking for
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Hope,resource, etc.


Explanation:
All their hopes lie in me
Religion is her only resource now
We rest our hopes in you

Milton Guo
China
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