八卦方位圖

English translation: direction/orientation chart of the 8-trigrams

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Chinese term or phrase:八卦方位圖
English translation:direction/orientation chart of the 8-trigrams
Entered by: ats333

14:03 Aug 23, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / 易經
Chinese term or phrase: 八卦方位圖
八卦方位圖有先天與後天之別, 可能兩者之譯法亦異的.
ats333
Canada
Local time: 22:56
direction chart of the 8 trigrams
Explanation:
that's how I put it :)
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Jarosław Zawadzki
Poland
Local time: 06:56
Grading comment
Thanks ! This is very close to mine. I would use this or "orientation chart of the 8-trigrams" in my translation.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3arrangement of the eight trigrams
Shirley Lao
4direction chart of the 8 trigrams
Jarosław Zawadzki
3eightfold way orientation
franksf


  

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direction chart of the 8 trigrams


Explanation:
that's how I put it :)

Jarosław Zawadzki
Poland
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks ! This is very close to mine. I would use this or "orientation chart of the 8-trigrams" in my translation.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
arrangement of the eight trigrams


Explanation:
Try this link:

http://www.biroco.com/yijing/glossary.htm

Shirley Lao
Taiwan
Local time: 13:56
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geof Aberhart (X): I would go with either this or just "chart of the eight trigrams"
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agree  orientalhorizon: with Geof Aberhart.
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agree  licullen
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eightfold way orientation


Explanation:
Hi ats333. I didn't mean to do a disservice for you, but I couldn't help but mention the "eightfold way" idea of Hungarian born American physicist Murray Gell-Mann.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eightfold_way_(physics)


franksf
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