Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
動了胎氣
English translation:
risk a miscarriage
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Denyce Seow
Apr 20, 2006 20:28
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胎氣
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最初的兩、三個月最危險, 動了胎氣便不好了
Not looking for a medical term. I need something more layman.
Not looking for a medical term. I need something more layman.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | the risk of miscarriage |
wherestip
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| 4 | pregnancy side effects |
Will Wong
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| 4 | pregnancy discomforts / indisposition |
Ray Luo
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| 4 | pregnancy complications |
LizWong
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| 3 | morning sickness |
Paul Hirsh
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Proposed translations
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the risk of miscarriage
The first 2 or 3 months of pregnancy are the most critical when the risk of miscarriage is the highest, so take good care of yourself
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That link got totally screwed up. Here's the section that was of interest...
杭州三位准妈妈猛吃螃蟹动了胎气
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昨天下午，杭州市中医院中妇科病区接连收治了三位因吃螃蟹险些流产的准妈妈，此前该院已发现多起因此流产的病例。
37岁的高龄孕妇刘女士爱吃蟹，丈夫认为螃蟹也算高营养食物，全力保证供应。昨天，刘女士下身突然见红忙去就诊。经治疗，她和昨天下午进院的另两位爱蟹妈妈脱离了流产危险。据市中医院两年来检测，很多妇女流产的原因中，有不少可能是吃了太多螃蟹的缘故。因为螃蟹有活血化淤的功效，会使胎气不安，并直接导致流产。
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This adhere's to the Chinese more, but is a little blunt in English:
The initial 2 to 3 months are the most critical. You don't want to risk a miscarriage.
[email protected]" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://gb2.chinabroadcast.cn/773/2003-10-21/[email protected]
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Note added at 47 mins (2006-04-20 21:16:13 GMT)
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That link got totally screwed up. Here's the section that was of interest...
杭州三位准妈妈猛吃螃蟹动了胎气
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昨天下午，杭州市中医院中妇科病区接连收治了三位因吃螃蟹险些流产的准妈妈，此前该院已发现多起因此流产的病例。
37岁的高龄孕妇刘女士爱吃蟹，丈夫认为螃蟹也算高营养食物，全力保证供应。昨天，刘女士下身突然见红忙去就诊。经治疗，她和昨天下午进院的另两位爱蟹妈妈脱离了流产危险。据市中医院两年来检测，很多妇女流产的原因中，有不少可能是吃了太多螃蟹的缘故。因为螃蟹有活血化淤的功效，会使胎气不安，并直接导致流产。
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This adhere's to the Chinese more, but is a little blunt in English:
The initial 2 to 3 months are the most critical. You don't want to risk a miscarriage.
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Comment: "Thank you, everybody. I chose wherestip's answer because I need a more layman term. I think "miscarriage" fits my context best."
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pregnancy side effects
pregnancy side effects
怀孕期间，孕妇往往出现恶心、呕吐、食欲不佳、腿肚子抽筋等一系列症状，人们习惯地称之为“胎气”。
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pregnancy symptoms
怀孕期间，孕妇往往出现恶心、呕吐、食欲不佳、腿肚子抽筋等一系列症状，人们习惯地称之为“胎气”。
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pregnancy symptoms
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pregnancy discomforts / indisposition
Pregnancy is a time of both physical and emotional changes. Aside from the obvious changes in your body shape and the size of your uterus, shifts in hormonal levels and metabolism can contribute to various physical and emotional discomforts.
Although the pregnancy discomforts mentioned below are common, they are not experienced by all pregnant women and may not be a part of your pregnancy. It is important to remember:
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I will name them here: frequent indisposition during pregnancy, pale complexion, spots and freckles, pains in the matrIx, frequent nightmares, blackness of ...
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外国人将‘胎气’描述为‘不适症’，‘小病’。
Although the pregnancy discomforts mentioned below are common, they are not experienced by all pregnant women and may not be a part of your pregnancy. It is important to remember:
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I will name them here: frequent indisposition during pregnancy, pale complexion, spots and freckles, pains in the matrIx, frequent nightmares, blackness of ...
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外国人将‘胎气’描述为‘不适症’，‘小病’。
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pregnancy complications
My understanding is that 胎氣 is the qi associated with pregnancy or perhaps even the qi of the embryo itself (sidenote: “embryo” if under approx. 10 weeks gestations and “fetus”after that). A literal translation would, therefore, be something like “don't disrupt the pregnancy qi or the embryo's qi.” The reason for doing so would be to avoid pregnancy complications, which would include miscarriage.
Just my two cents. Hope this helps.
Just my two cents. Hope this helps.
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Paul Hirsh
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morning sickness
among other discomforts, caused doubtless by the the anger 气 of the embryo 胎 ！
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in this context you could say "so as not to upset the unborn child"
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-04-21 10:49:30 GMT)
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in this context you could say "so as not to upset the unborn child"
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