Feb 7, 2005 13:42
20 yrs ago
Chinese term
体贴的
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
When you send a pant to your boyfriend as a Valentine's gift, you want to say that your love for him is as close(intimate) as the underwear.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | a joke : touching and tender |
Ritchest
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| 3 +1 | Intimate and sensitive |
Frank (Wei-fang) Luo
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| 4 | CARING or ATTENTIVE |
Philip Tang
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| 4 -1 | considerate |
Shang
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Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
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Selected
a joke : touching and tender
touching and tender
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
2 mins
Chinese term (edited):
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considerate
Declined
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Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Frank (Wei-fang) Luo
: While "considerate" is the usual direct translation, if that is the sentence I would not use "considerate" -- underwear cannot be considerate (unless you guys know a very special underwear shop that I don't O_o). "Intimate and comforting" may do better.
2 hrs
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+1
3 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
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Intimate and sensitive
Phrase for phrase probably is not the way to go as no one English phrase would seem to contain all the multiple meanings of the Chinese phrase. IMHO either "Intimate and comforting" or "intimate and sensitigve" would be close.
Note: Confidence level at medium because copy writing is not a matter of factual correctness but of taste.
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Note added at 8 hrs 18 mins (2005-02-07 22:00:44 GMT)
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Whoa watch those hands there Ritchest. :D
Note: Confidence level at medium because copy writing is not a matter of factual correctness but of taste.
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Note added at 8 hrs 18 mins (2005-02-07 22:00:44 GMT)
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Whoa watch those hands there Ritchest. :D
14 hrs
Philip Tang
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Related KudoZ points
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4
Chinese term (edited):
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CARING or ATTENTIVE
Declined
When you do a reverse translation INTIMATE does not = 体贴.
体贴 means considerate and thoughtful, and expanding from the
word considerate, we can have CARING or ATTENTIVE.
HOW IS THAT SOUND?
体贴 means considerate and thoughtful, and expanding from the
word considerate, we can have CARING or ATTENTIVE.
HOW IS THAT SOUND?
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