Oct 6, 2008 06:42
15 yrs ago
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Chinese term
中国白酒
Chinese to English
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
The general term in the US would be "liquor." But what about in the UK? Would one use "spirits" or "liquor" to refer to this class of alcohol?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +10 | Chinese baijiu |
Aaron Gilkison (X)
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| 3 +3 | Chinese liquor /Chinse spirit |
fly away
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| 4 | Chinese white wine |
nigerose
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Proposed translations
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Chinese baijiu
I dunno, but I'd tend to just stick with the original Chinese. Sake and Soju are simply not translated normally. I'd do the same here. Maybe italicize it if necessary.
Note from asker:
| Leaving it as a foreign term will NOT do, Aaron. I need to know how such alcohol is referred to by native English speakers in Britain. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I needed a quick answer, and thus appreciate yours. But to be frank, neither of the answers was what I was looking for. I wasn't interested in what English speakers worldwide should say; I wanted to know what term Brits actually employ to describe this class of alcohol. A quick look at Google seems to indicate Americans prefer liquor, while in the UK it is more likely to be spirits."
+3
1 hr
Chinese liquor /Chinse spirit
还是直接翻译比较好一点
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jason Ma
: A couple of times when I drank 中国白酒 with native speakers of English, I heard "nice liquor or strong liquor...", something to that effect.
1 hr
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| agree |
tianshandun (X)
: 对于不知道中国白酒是什么东西、有不懂汉语的人，读了Chinese Baijiu 还是不知道它是什么东西。
4 hrs
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| agree |
William Wu
: Baijiu 就可以了，之前做过很多，国外公司给的翻译建议就是 baijiu
17 hrs
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6 days
Chinese white wine
见《英汉发酵工业词汇》
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