五不翻

五不翻

Five Categories of Untranslated Terms == 五不翻

Chinese T"ang Dynasty Master of the Tripitaka Hsuan-Tsang established five categories of words which should be left untranslated

1.the esoteric

2.words having multiple meanings

3.words for things not existing in China

4.words not translated in accord with already established precedent

5.words left untranslated in order to give rise to wholesomeness and respect

出自:英汉对照词典

民俗文化类