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憨憨隔瓅瓅

English translation: The night is long and endless,and the journey is afar and never ending.

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Chinese term or phrase:憨憨隔瓅瓅
English translation:The night is long and endless,and the journey is afar and never ending.

01:09 Jun 18, 2001
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Chinese term or phrase: 憨憨隔瓅瓅
This was a direct quote from one of the old poetry or essay. I don't know if "a long day's journey into night" fits.
linlan
The night is long and endless, and the journey is afar and never-ending
Explanation:
I think you have to give some thoughts to the reduplicative words, which are common in Chinese poems and essays for emphasizing. A better word to translate 隔 is journey rather than road.
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Raymond Chu
Taiwan
Local time: 21:12
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First, I'd like to thank both of them for their instant response.
Also, I found both of their explanation being clear and to the point.
I chose Mr.Chu's translation for his way of rendering the work in
a more poetic way. I will visit this site on a regular basis from now
on and share my two-cent idea if I could.
hope I could offer my two-cent idea sometimes.
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Summary of answers provided
naThe night is long and the road ahead is long.
David Cheng (X)
naThe night is long and endless, and the journey is afar and never-ending
Raymond Chu


  

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1 hr
The night is long and the road ahead is long.


Explanation:
The LITERAL translation should be " The night is long and the road ahead is long." It seems someone is travelling throughout the ("long") night to hurry a journey and the road seems to last forever. If more context is provided, a better translation can be done.

David Cheng (X)
Local time: 21:12
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5 hrs
The night is long and endless, and the journey is afar and never-ending


Explanation:
I think you have to give some thoughts to the reduplicative words, which are common in Chinese poems and essays for emphasizing. A better word to translate 隔 is journey rather than road.

Raymond Chu
Taiwan
Local time: 21:12
PRO pts in pair: 161
Grading comment
First, I'd like to thank both of them for their instant response.
Also, I found both of their explanation being clear and to the point.
I chose Mr.Chu's translation for his way of rendering the work in
a more poetic way. I will visit this site on a regular basis from now
on and share my two-cent idea if I could.
hope I could offer my two-cent idea sometimes.
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