Though this be madness, yet there is method in it

Chinese translation: 这些虽然是疯话,却有深意在内。

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English term or phrase:Though this be madness, yet there is method in it
Chinese translation:这些虽然是疯话,却有深意在内。
Entered by: Heju Huang

00:33 Oct 5, 2013
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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Shakespeare in Everyday English
English term or phrase: Though this be madness, yet there is method in it
This is a line in "Hamlet" by Shakespeare which is commonly used now as an Expression, what is the best way to say in Chinese? Thanks .
Heju Huang
United States
Local time: 04:21
这些虽然是疯话,却有深意在内。
Explanation:
http://www.ruanyifeng.com/blog/2006/07/hamlet.html

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Fred Ma
China
Local time: 16:21
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4 +2这些虽然是疯话,却有深意在内。
Fred Ma
4虽然这很疯狂,但其中却有一套理论
David Lin
3疯痴于外, 理喻其中
tanglsus


  

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though this be madness, yet there is method in it
这些虽然是疯话,却有深意在内。


Explanation:
http://www.ruanyifeng.com/blog/2006/07/hamlet.html

FYI

Fred Ma
China
Local time: 16:21
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
though this be madness, yet there is method in it
虽然这很疯狂,但其中却有一套理论


Explanation:
虽然这很疯狂,但其中却有一套理论

http://zh.wikiquote.org/zh-hant/哈姆雷特

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David Lin
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Local time: 08:21
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
though this be madness, yet there is method in it
疯痴于外, 理喻其中


Explanation:
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tanglsus
United States
Local time: 04:21
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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