Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 29, 2006 15:47
18 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: Singaporean, UK, US) 
Works in: Chinese to English
50Ķ
Chinese to English
Other
Mathematics & Statistics
Quick question: 50Ķ = 50 acres or 8.5 acres?
Google shows a lot of cases when Ķ is directly translated into "acre", e.g. 30Ķ is 30 acres. However my dictionary says 1Ķ = 1/6 acre.
Google shows a lot of cases when Ķ is directly translated into "acre", e.g. 30Ķ is 30 acres. However my dictionary says 1Ķ = 1/6 acre.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | if this is 50市亩 -> 3.33 hectares (= 公顷) |
chica nueva
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| 5 +3 | fyi |
Jenny Lu
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| 4 +3 | 50 mu |
Shang
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| 5 +2 | 50 mou, or XXX acres |
Last Hermit
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Proposed translations
16 hrs
chica nueva
Native in English
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Native in: English (Variants: British, New Zealand)
Works in: Chinese to English
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if this is 50市亩 -> 3.33 hectares (= 公顷)
[I think you could/should consider using mu and showing the conversion in brackets or as a footnote? The reader might expect the Chinese measure mu and the conversion? IMO mu is possibly the best-known of all the Chinese measures in English...]
use hectares (=公顷)(unless it is for the US)
市亩 = 0.0667公顷 = 0.1644英亩 -> 3.335公顷
市亩 = 1/15公顷 -> 50市亩 = 3.33公顷
(现代汉语词典)
use hectares (=公顷)(unless it is for the US)
市亩 = 0.0667公顷 = 0.1644英亩 -> 3.335公顷
市亩 = 1/15公顷 -> 50市亩 = 3.33公顷
(现代汉语词典)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I feel safer converting it to hectares. Thanks a lot, folks."
+3
5 mins
fyi
if a single word Ķ is used, it refers to the Chinese traditional measurement. so 1Ķ = 1/6 acre
acre should be translated into ӢĶ
acre should be translated into ӢĶ
Peer comment(s):
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Stefanie Sendelbach
6 mins
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thanks a lot! :)
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Xiaoping Fu
10 hrs
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chica nueva
: acres for the US, hectares for the rest of the English-speaking world? mu can be used.
16 hrs
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+3
6 mins
50 mu
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Peer comment(s):
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Chen Star
1 hr
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thanks! 新年好！
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| agree |
Ray Luo
: 50mu (1 mu = 1/6 acre.)
6 hrs
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thanks! 新年好！
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chica nueva
: 1 mu = 1/15 ha
16 hrs
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thanks! 新年好！
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+2
13 hrs
Last Hermit
Native in Chinese
Nationwide trans contest award winner
Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
50 mou, or XXX acres
'mou' or 'mu' already into the English language. Check it out in MW3.
Peer comment(s):
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chica nueva
: 'mou' is the old spelling, possibly out-of-date now?
3 hrs
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| agree |
Shang
: Ķ sounds 'mou' in southern dialects
3 hrs
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