ayala Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:51 PM Report Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:51 PM Hello everyone! can anyone help me with the meaning of the phrase: 贼风入耳 i'm reading 张洁 short story - 爱，是不能忘记的, what a great story! this phrase showed up couple of times. can't find it in the dictionary. many thanks! Quote
abuck Posted October 9, 2007 at 02:00 PM Report Posted October 9, 2007 at 02:00 PM I don't purport to be of much help, but here's the result of my curiosity: 贼风 zei2feng1 1. draft coming in between the door and the frame 2. (Chi. med) harmful/evil wind 入耳 ru4'er3 s.v. pleasant to listen to Maybe a native speaker can be of more And, if others are interested to read the story, here it is! Quote
ayala Posted October 9, 2007 at 03:23 PM Author Report Posted October 9, 2007 at 03:23 PM thanks abuck! think that i still can't figure out what does it mean... have you read the story? i really enjoy it. when i'm done reading i'll look for the English translation, and see how much of the story i actually understood... goodbye! Quote
abuck Posted October 9, 2007 at 04:12 PM Report Posted October 9, 2007 at 04:12 PM Hi ayala, Nope, I haven't read the story, but I plan to. Maybe putting the phrase in context will help me venture another guess Let me know your thoughts on the story, I like it so far but I've just read the first few lines. Quote
BLCUP Posted October 10, 2007 at 05:02 AM Report Posted October 10, 2007 at 05:02 AM 不，我还是下不了决心。我想起小的时候，我总是没缘没故地整夜啼哭，不仅闹得自己睡不安生，也闹得全家睡不安生。我那没有什么文化却相当有见地的老保姆说我“贼风入耳”了。我想这带有预言性的结论，大概很有一点科学性，因为直到如今我还依然如故，总好拿些不成问题的问题不但搅扰得自己不得安宁，也搅扰得别人不得安宁。所谓“禀性难移”吧！ above is the context. I think it's not a typical phrase in Chinese. According to the context, I gusse the meaning is bothered by trivials Quote
ayala Posted October 10, 2007 at 09:47 AM Author Report Posted October 10, 2007 at 09:47 AM Thanks for your help BLCUP! when i'll find the English translation to the story i'll let you know how it was translated there. goodbye! Quote
skylee Posted October 10, 2007 at 12:31 PM Report Posted October 10, 2007 at 12:31 PM 贼风 zei2feng1 2. (Chi. med) harmful/evil wind I think this is it. The nanny' date=' though not educated, has seen a lot, and diagnoses that the child can't stop crying because of a medical condition as some evil wind (in the chinese medicine sense) has gotten into her ears. Take a look at this -> Research on English Translation of TCM 中医术语翻译的回顾与思考术语是中医药学的重要组成部分，其特点是简明扼要，非常富有民族特点。因此，对其翻译的成功与否是中医翻译规范化的关键所在。在漫长的翻译过程中，中医术语的翻译归纳起来有以下值得我们加以思考和总结的特点。(1)从普通用语向规范的专业术语方向发展。如“贼风”，曾翻译成thief-wind，后来被译成wind-evil，进而才形成现今的pathogenic wind这个比较科学的译文。 When I was a kid, my sister told me that if I slept when my hair was wet the water would get into my head. And I believed it. Quote
ayala Posted October 12, 2007 at 12:58 PM Author Report Posted October 12, 2007 at 12:58 PM many thanks skylee! think i almost got it now...:) Quote
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