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translating a sentence Hi, I have translate a Chinese (mandarin) text for school about a contemporary Chinese confucian, Jiang Qing. But the text is really hard and I do not understand everything. For example the sentence: 道无形体,器有方所。 Is there someone who can help me? thanks Esther
Mar 30, 2014 5:36 PM
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道 : 一般譯成 the way 但是在中國哲學中 作學術專有名詞 theTao 无 : not have; there is not; without 形 : form; shape 体 : structure 器 : substance; object 有 : to have / to exist 方 : direction 所 : location 道无形体,器有方所。 The objects exist everywhere in the universe whereas the Tao is invisible. 不揣簡陋 試譯如上 尚祈方家斧正
March 30, 2014
It's ancient Chinese, 95% Chinese people will don't understand it.
March 31, 2014
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esther
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Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch
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Chinese (Mandarin)
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