Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
厚重寡言
English translation:
A decent and solid man of few words
Chinese term
厚重寡言
4 | a decent and solid man of few words | Francis Fine |
5 +1 | circumspect and reserved | Twinpens (X) |
4 +1 | good-mannered and taciturn | Edward LIU |
Jul 16, 2005 17:49: Francis Fine changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Edward LIU, Twinpens (X), Francis Fine
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Proposed translations
a decent and solid man of few words
I have no objection to "taciturn," but use a plainer phrase "of few words" here.
good-mannered and taciturn
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Note added at 34 mins (2005-07-14 15:46:05 GMT)
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or, sincere and taciturn
circumspect and reserved
重 circumspect
寡 less
言 talk
厚重 circumspect
寡言 reserved
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Note added at 43 mins (2005-07-14 15:55:09 GMT)
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This is a personality.
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