Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 7, 2006 13:57
18 yrs ago
English term
Holy Beings
English to Chinese
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
by all Human Beings’ Attention, Please!
By all Holy Beings’ Blessings, Please!”
怎么表达“Holy Beings”，圣灵？但是好像整句话说不通。
By all Holy Beings’ Blessings, Please!”
怎么表达“Holy Beings”，圣灵？但是好像整句话说不通。
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +1 | a couple of possibilities |
Naikei Wong
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| 5 | 圣体 |
albertdeng
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| 4 | 圣灵 sounds fine! |
Philip Tang
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Proposed translations
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a couple of possibilities
(1)
If this is spoken in the Chritian/Jewish/Islamic context, it can only be "Holy Being" (sans "s"). Then it means "圣灵" or "上帝"... But the more common terms are "Holy Spirit", "Holy Ghost" (= God)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit
(2)
If it is not Christian/Jewish/Islamic, I'll make it "上苍" or "[天上的]神明". "holy" should be in lowercase and "being" can take "s". (= gods)
(As in Buddhism):
http://www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffjal/Phil353/Mahayana_holy_being...
Mahāyāna holy beings
Mahāyāna holy beings. Amitaya. Western Pure Land; Pure Land Sutras. Larger Sutra
on Amitāyus (Sukhavativyuha Sutra); Smaller Sutra on Amitāyus ...
(3)
If it's humorous/informal, just "老天爷"
cheers
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-07 16:02:24 GMT)
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Apparently the speaker is swearing or making a plea. Hence "by"
If this is spoken in the Chritian/Jewish/Islamic context, it can only be "Holy Being" (sans "s"). Then it means "圣灵" or "上帝"... But the more common terms are "Holy Spirit", "Holy Ghost" (= God)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit
(2)
If it is not Christian/Jewish/Islamic, I'll make it "上苍" or "[天上的]神明". "holy" should be in lowercase and "being" can take "s". (= gods)
(As in Buddhism):
http://www.faculty.uaf.edu/ffjal/Phil353/Mahayana_holy_being...
Mahāyāna holy beings
Mahāyāna holy beings. Amitaya. Western Pure Land; Pure Land Sutras. Larger Sutra
on Amitāyus (Sukhavativyuha Sutra); Smaller Sutra on Amitāyus ...
(3)
If it's humorous/informal, just "老天爷"
cheers
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-07 16:02:24 GMT)
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Apparently the speaker is swearing or making a plea. Hence "by"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "多谢！"
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Philip Tang
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圣灵 sounds fine!
圣灵 sounds fine! You need the “holy - 圣” to keep it on the right side of the fence (not devil like), as for ‘beings”, have considered “体”, but “灵” is my first choice.
all Human Beings’ Attention = 全(全球)人类的关注!
all Holy Beings’ Blessings = 各(全体)圣灵的祝福!
all Human Beings’ Attention = 全(全球)人类的关注!
all Holy Beings’ Blessings = 各(全体)圣灵的祝福!
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albertdeng
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圣体
圣灵 is apparently not appropriate here, because it is exclusively Christian and refers to part of the Trinity. 圣体 is ecumenical and covers wider range of meanings.
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