Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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.
Jun 18, 2001 01:09
22 yrs ago
Chinese term
linlan
憨憨隔瓅瓅
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Chinese to English
Art/Literary
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.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | The night is long and endless, and the journey is afar and never-ending |
Raymond Chu
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| 0 | The night is long and the road ahead is long. |
David Cheng (X)
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Proposed translations
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The night is long and endless, and the journey is afar and never-ending
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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The night is long and the road ahead is long.
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.
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