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Chinese translation: 家谱

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English term or phrase:	family chronicles
Chinese translation:	家谱
Entered by:	Wenjer Leuschel

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21:08 Mar 31, 2008

English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - History / genealogy

English term or phrase: family chronicles

I need it for a heading on a multi-language genealogical website of a family.
Please let me know which codepage I should use in order to see the Chinese characters properly.
Thank you!

allp KudoZ activity Questions: 706 (1 open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 1417 Poland
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家谱

Explanation:
http://ncvs.holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/7.htm

You can find this term in 7:5, 7:7 and 7:9 of Chronicles 1.

Compare with http://pol.scripturetext.com/1_chronicles/7.htm and you can figure out whether the Chinese word is all right for your purpose.

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Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 06:44

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家谱

Wenjer Leuschel

5 +1

族谱

williamwu

chronicle = 编年史;年代记

lai an

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家谱

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
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族谱

Explanation:
可以翻译成“族谱”或“家谱”。

williamwu
China
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1 day8 hrs confidence:

chronicle = 编年史;年代记

Explanation:
chronicle = a record of historical events, which are arranged in order of time 编年史;年代记 (朗文进阶词典)

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2008-04-02 05:23:38 GMT)
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chronicle = 1 a historical record of events in the order in which they happened 2 a narrative; history (Collins Concise English Dictionary)

lai an
New Zealand
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