May 20, 2002 22:49
21 yrs ago
Chinese term
melisa
duy ninh
Non-PRO
Chinese to English
Other
Food & Drink
food
some type of food product in some kind of asian labeling...smells sweet, is green, compressed and has a squishy texture
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Looks like Vietnamese to me! |
liberation
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| 4 +1 | brand name or company's name |
IgorD
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| 4 | duy ninh = Durian = 榴莲(果)??? |
Kevin Yang
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| 2 | I think its Thai (probably proper name) |
David Rockell (X)
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Selected
Looks like Vietnamese to me!
I don't know Vietnamese, but it clearly is not Chinese.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
6 hrs
Kevin Yang
Native in Chinese
Translation, Graphic Design, Copywriting
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Korean, and 12 more.
duy ninh = Durian = 榴莲(果)???
I cannot recognize "duy ninh". But, it is for certain not Vietnamese words according to the conversation I just had with 2 of my Vietnamese translators. To think out loud, I wonder if "duy ninh" would be "Durian" which is used in Malaysian and Indonesian. In Chinese, it is called 榴莲(果)(pronounced as Liu(2) Lian(2) Guo(3)). In Vietnamese, it is called "Xau rieng".
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Note added at 2002-05-22 02:38:33 (GMT)
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Hello, People!
Euro, Igard and Li-chuan are just about chewing my head off. ;-)The prior report I wrote was done over the phone (I was trying to pronounce it like a parrot to my Vietnamese translators) and did not do a Google search. Sorry about that!
Now I want to find the answer to this myth myself. I invited a Vietnamese translator looking with me at the search result by Google. He said, \"duy ninh \" are Vietnamese words. They are used as part of a person\'s given name (not family name), or part of the name of a place, city or county. Each of these two words, or used togehter, do not have any meaning he can think of. They are usually used with other words to mean something. To understand stand the asker\'s question, he needs to see the enteire sentence quoted.
Well, it is still a myth, unless more information can be available from the asker.
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Note added at 2002-05-22 02:38:33 (GMT)
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Hello, People!
Euro, Igard and Li-chuan are just about chewing my head off. ;-)The prior report I wrote was done over the phone (I was trying to pronounce it like a parrot to my Vietnamese translators) and did not do a Google search. Sorry about that!
Now I want to find the answer to this myth myself. I invited a Vietnamese translator looking with me at the search result by Google. He said, \"duy ninh \" are Vietnamese words. They are used as part of a person\'s given name (not family name), or part of the name of a place, city or county. Each of these two words, or used togehter, do not have any meaning he can think of. They are usually used with other words to mean something. To understand stand the asker\'s question, he needs to see the enteire sentence quoted.
Well, it is still a myth, unless more information can be available from the asker.
Peer comment(s):
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Scott Li
: but when I tried to search it in Googles, a lot of Vietnamese web site came out.
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Good point. I will have to the Vietnamese translator do a Google search and explain what he sees.
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IgorD
: the same thing
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Good point. I will have to the Vietnamese translator do a Google search and explain what he sees.
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Li-chuan Yen
: Same here. It also appears to be a Prince's name.
2 hrs
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Good point. I will have to the Vietnamese translator do a Google search and explain what he sees.
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7 hrs
David Rockell (X)
David Rockell (X)
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I think its Thai (probably proper name)
I think its Thai and looks to be a proper name, perhaps the name of the factory founder who produces the yummy green paste. Perhaps try posting on Thai-Eng.
Cheers
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Note added at 2002-05-21 06:54:27 (GMT)
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I am almost certainly wrong, see postings above and below regarding Vietnamese. Odds on Thai are now a 1000/1 longshot on old Mo.
Cheers
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Note added at 2002-05-21 06:54:27 (GMT)
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I am almost certainly wrong, see postings above and below regarding Vietnamese. Odds on Thai are now a 1000/1 longshot on old Mo.
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7 hrs
brand name or company's name
I am sure it is Vietnamese, because there are a lot of links to Vietnamese sites found while searching duy ninh on major search engines ( global and local).
The best guess, to my mind, that it is the name of fruit company or rural commune.
I have found Duy Ninh Commune in UNDP documents. (Inventory of Ongoing Projects in Rural Sector)
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Note added at 2002-05-21 06:51:42 (GMT)
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http://www.undp.org.vn/undp/docs/2000/rdcompnd/ongoing.pdf
The best guess, to my mind, that it is the name of fruit company or rural commune.
I have found Duy Ninh Commune in UNDP documents. (Inventory of Ongoing Projects in Rural Sector)
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Note added at 2002-05-21 06:51:42 (GMT)
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http://www.undp.org.vn/undp/docs/2000/rdcompnd/ongoing.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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David Rockell (X)
: Hi Igor, I suppose you must be right. My wild guess was based on webhits after discounting Vietnamese further to Kevin's posting but perhaps his Vietnamese translator did not pick it as being a proper name.
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Thank you, David! I am sure it is a proper name.
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