Ever wonder what topics get discussed on Chinese language martial arts forums? China has one of the largest and most active online communities in the world and it's not showing any signs of slowing. So... what type of threads are getting made on Chinese martial arts forums? What problems do Chinese martial artist worry about... What topics are they interested in? Do they have the same doubts/curiosities and prejudices that we do? Let's find out! Below is a quick transliteration of the topics. Hmmm. not really all that much different from what we have here at MAP minus a Ninja or two! MMA is also rather absent as well. :hat: and yes the transliteration makes some of it quite amusing!
Yes i would imagine those Chinese woman are wildcats,when out of the public eye. From what this guy was asking>>>>> What to do with my girlfriend ah gangster strong demand we help ah
ah I took that one to mean that a guy and his girl we being asked to 'help' a gangster... eg. blackmailed or coerced into something. Not all that uncommon in China.
Actually, I just ran it through Google. My head is aching from the stone lock thread translations. The transliteration of this done by Google does give it a bit of humor. I was amused by how similar the types of questions and concerns are even though it's from the other side of the world! :hat:
Yes the same happens in the other direction as well. Also just to point out that is the difference between an actual translation and merely a transliteration. Spending more and more time doing even the most rudimentary translations from Chinese to English I now see the role and craft of the translator in a very different light. One example that hits me every day is how the person who translates Haruki Murakami's books from Japanese to English can hit many of the subtleties and manage to get that feeling of strangeness that Murakami is known for. It's got be incredibly hard!
Wow, almost as bad as the english subtitles for Ip Man! lol Love this one: Exaggerate the role of martial arts with the neglect of the role of martial arts is the same mistake hahaha
Years ago we had to deal with books and articles which often had less than satisfying translation.It does require extreme fluency in both languages.Very hard work. As a former Nationalist general was translated in the last line of his book on T'ai Chi- "Let us go to sweat for success!" Always liked the look on new student's faces when i used that one on 'em.
I remember being told "When you see an opening enter magnificently." Boldly would have been enough for me at the time.
HuH? how do you cheat on Martial arts??? or does this guy have a girlfriend call kungfu? or is is girlfriend too much kungfu? ie. needing too much hard work?
HuH? how do you cheat on Martial arts??? or does this guy have a girlfriend call kungfu? or is is girlfriend too much kungfu? ie. needing too much hard work?
