jpearson707 Posted January 19, 2015 at 08:26 PM Report Posted January 19, 2015 at 08:26 PM Hi there, I am trying to write a Valentines card in simplified Chinese since my boyfriend is learning it. However, I don't know much, if anything, about Chinese. Could I please have someones help in translating the message? Thanks! Quote
jbradfor Posted January 20, 2015 at 03:21 AM Report Posted January 20, 2015 at 03:21 AM (edited) What message do you want translated? Just "Happy Valentine's Day"? I believe that's just "情人節快樂" EDIT: shoot, the OP did ask for simplified. Sigh, if only I could read.... Thanks R.M. Edited January 20, 2015 at 05:39 PM by jbradfor Quote
Radical Mandarin Posted January 20, 2015 at 09:25 AM Report Posted January 20, 2015 at 09:25 AM That is traditional though, 情人节快乐 is "Happy Valentine's day" simplified. Quote
Demonic_Duck Posted January 20, 2015 at 09:52 AM Report Posted January 20, 2015 at 09:52 AM Dear____: 亲爱的____ Also... Chengyu about love A couple of good ones to get you started: Love at first sight: 一见钟情 Love develops slowly over time (kinda antonym to the above): 日久生情 [until the] seas dry up and the rocks crumble: 海枯石烂 Hearts linked as one (you know what the other is thinking)*: 心有灵犀（一点通） Full list generated by Baidu (though there are many others as well): 相见恨晚、相濡以沫、窈窕淑女、青梅竹马、花好月圆、一见钟情、举案齐眉、天长地久、君子好逑、珠联璧合、相敬如宾、矢志不渝、天作之合、心有灵犀、若即若离、至死不渝、海誓山盟、心心相印、情有独钟、海枯石烂、一往情深、白头偕老、志同道合、比翼双飞、情比金坚、两情相悦、同心同德、情投意合、同甘共苦、如胶似漆、地老天荒、琴瑟合鸣、琴瑟之好、至死靡它、生死不渝、长相思守、至死不逾、共度爱河、海楛石烂 * CC-CEDICT dictionary translates this wonderfully un-idiomatically as "hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinosceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn". 1 Quote
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