Translation Help please... "To Whom It May Concern"

[magores]

Thank you in advance for assisting with this question.

How would I write "To Whom It May Concern" in Chinese?

Is there a phrase that is used in China that is equivalent?

In context... this phrase is generally used at the beginning of a business letter, when you don't know exactly who will be reading it.

Thanks again,

Magores

[Chinapage]

Thank you in advance for assisting with this question.

How would I write "To Whom It May Concern" in Chinese?

Is there a phrase that is used in China that is equivalent?

In context... this phrase is generally used at the beginning of a business letter' date=' when you don't know exactly who will be reading it.

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敬启者 :

[skylee]

If you use 逕啟者 (or 敬啟者, which I believe is a corrupt form), you must also use 此致 at the end of the letter, followed by the name of the recipient(s)/addressee(s). This is an older/formal form of letter-writing and people usually use it incorrectly. A sample letter of how this should be used -> http://www.lingnan.edu.hk/parent%20notice/05exam.pdf

If it is a modern letter, I would suggest you use 執事先生. If it is a sort of notice, then use 致(or 給)有關人士 instead.

[aak]

風乍起吹皺一池春水.

I have seen this lovely phrase in a feature article on Shanghai (http://big5.china.com.cn/chinese/feature/144029.htm). What is its origin?

[xixi123]

I have seen this lovely phrase in a feature article on Shanghai ([url=http://big5.china.com.cn/chinese/feature/144029.htm]http://big5.china.com.cn/chinese/feature/144029.htm[/url']). What is its origin?

well, this is a sentence from the poem《謁金門》of 馮延己(南唐的宰相)

風乍起，吹皺一池春水。

閒引鴛鴦芳徑裡，手挼紅杏蕊。

斗鴨闌干獨倚，碧玉搔頭斜墜。

終日望君君不至，舉頭聞鵲喜。

[Chinapage]

If you use 逕啟者 (or 敬啟者, which I believe is a corrupt form),

敬啟者 is not a corrupt form. A quick search by Google will show many general

annoucements beginning with this salutation.

Ming

[hussar]

hmmm 敬啟者 might be a bit outdated... but it's still used frequently nowadays (but not in Hongkong indeed). And it's the best translation of "to whom it may concern", since both are old-fashioned.