On Chinese Idiom Translation from Cultural Perspective

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10.2991/mcei-15.2015.70How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Cultural perspective; Idiom; Idiom translation

Abstract

Translation is a cultural interaction in nature Chinese idiom is a unique linguistic form and the crystallization of national culture. Its rich source--historical events, the fable story, literary works and daily life--determines that the Chinese idioms carry rich cultural connotation. Due to the special linguistic form and abundant cultural connotation, Chinese idiom translation is a complex processing. This article analyzes Chinese idiom translation from cultural perspective.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lin Xue
AU  - Ning Cai
AU  - Chuntao Han
PY  - 2015/06
DA  - 2015/06
TI  - On Chinese Idiom Translation from Cultural Perspective
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Management, Computer and Education Informatization
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 267
EP  - 270
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/mcei-15.2015.70
DO  - 10.2991/mcei-15.2015.70
ID  - Xue2015/06
ER  -