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Apr 13, 2009 13:56
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Chinese term
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
请教大家如何翻成英文。谢谢。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | a valor will die for his best friend, a lady will make-up to appease herself. |
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References
| 悦己者：欣赏自己容貌的人。 |
Bin Tiede (X)
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| 汉英大辞典 |
xiaoyanchen
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Proposed translations
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a valor will die for his best friend, a lady will make-up to appease herself.
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my try...
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。
a valor will die for his best friend, while a lady will make-up to appease herself.
士 could be translated as scholar,knight or warrior, but any one of these should be courageous enough for them not to be afraid of death.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-13 15:46:28 GMT)
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OK, thanks for Bin's correction, here my revised rendition....
a valor will die for his best friend, while a lady will make-up to appease her admirer.
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容。
a valor will die for his best friend, while a lady will make-up to appease herself.
士 could be translated as scholar,knight or warrior, but any one of these should be courageous enough for them not to be afraid of death.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-13 15:46:28 GMT)
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OK, thanks for Bin's correction, here my revised rendition....
a valor will die for his best friend, while a lady will make-up to appease her admirer.
Peer comment(s):
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Bin Tiede (X)
: 女为悦己者容 appease herself, or someone who appreciates her beauty?
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Now, I get it. How about "a lady will make-up to appease her admirer"?
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chica nueva
: valour = 英勇、勇猛； appease = 使（某人）平息、抚慰、满足 （朗文进阶词典）
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Thanks! valour = 勇士 too.
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Xiaohong Zhou
: I also think that "悦己者" means the lady's admirer.
15 days
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Thanks!
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Reference comments
8 hrs
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Reference:
汉英大辞典
There is a ready translation in 汉英大辞典 for your reference:
"A gentle man will die for the patron who recognizes his worth, a girl will doll herself up for the man who loves her."
Hope this helps.
"A gentle man will die for the patron who recognizes his worth, a girl will doll herself up for the man who loves her."
Hope this helps.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Sze Kwan Chan (X)
: This is correct in meaning, but I don't like the connotations implied by the word: "doll"
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| agree |
chica nueva
2 days 13 hrs
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