Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
三竦み
English translation:
three-way deadlock
Added to glossary by
Shannon Morales
May 21, 2008 03:35
15 yrs ago
Japanese term
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三竦み
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This presents three problems with Japanese companies and then ends with ...の状態が三竦みになっている. What is 三竦み? (Or even 竦み by itself if it's relevant?) Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | three-way deadlock |
summereye
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| 4 | braid |
Tony Gonzalez
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Proposed translations
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three-way deadlock
三省堂 大辞林に下記の説明があります。
［1］ 蛙(かえる)は蛇を、蛇はナメクジを、ナメクジは蛙を、それぞれ恐れてすくむこと。
［2］ 三者が互いに牽制(けんせい)しあって、だれも動き出せないこと。
・ ―の状態
［1］ 蛙(かえる)は蛇を、蛇はナメクジを、ナメクジは蛙を、それぞれ恐れてすくむこと。
［2］ 三者が互いに牽制(けんせい)しあって、だれも動き出せないこと。
・ ―の状態
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "大変助かりました！辞書の紹介もありがとうございます。今後検討してみます。"
10 mins
Tony Gonzalez
Native in English
Works in field
Technical translator, >30 yrs experience
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Japanese to English
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braid
The term isn't really braid, it's さんすくみ, but I think that "braid" might be a good translation (but be sure that it works with the context).
さんすくみ refers to some combination of three things, like "rock-scissors-papers", where A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-05-21 03:49:29 GMT)
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On second thought, you may want to do a little rewording of the sentence and end up with something like "these three problems form a rock-scissors-paper relationship...", or something like that. =)
さんすくみ refers to some combination of three things, like "rock-scissors-papers", where A beats B, B beats C, and C beats A.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-05-21 03:49:29 GMT)
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On second thought, you may want to do a little rewording of the sentence and end up with something like "these three problems form a rock-scissors-paper relationship...", or something like that. =)
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: If it was a "braid" it would, quite literally, be a "three way dreadlock" and that's a different critter altogether. ;0) Nice try, though.
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