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Discussion in 'Latest Chapter Discussion' started by CloudySkySadMoon, Jun 18, 2016.

  1. Jarrow

    Jarrow Well-Known Member

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    Meh. This is the old fuss between translation and transliteration, the first reflects the full thought, meme, or meaning behind the source language in the destination language, while the second exactly reflects the meaning of the words or symbols in the destination language. This naturally gets messy when the languages involved don't have one-to-one meanings, and worse in such an allegorical language such as chinese.
    Personally, given the multiple interpretations chinese names have (sound, family symbolism, direct meanings, and homophonic indirect meanings), using either the romanized sounds or a straight transliteration and describing the rest in the notes, glossary, or character list is the generally accepted best practice. On the other hand, non-noun concepts are best translated, rather than transliterated.
    Mt Books Huge Pressure would be the transliteration, while Stressed by a Mountain of Books would be the translation.
     
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    UGH. QI's version is unreadable. This can't be an actual translation - more like a semi-polished MTL.
     
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    o.0
     
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    o_O
     
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    who the hell is ggp?
     
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    GGP: GoodGuyPerson. The founder of Gravity Tales, who turned out to be anything but a 'Good Guy'. Ambushed, lied to, betrayed and backstabbed a whole bunch of translators and writers as part of a 'secret' sellout to QI.
     
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    Couldn't have said it better. You have my respect bruh.:ROFLMAO::D:ROFLMAO:
     
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    Is the translation that bad? I "listen" to the raw and this novel is the absolute creative and funny xianxia. Please call me Ba.. ba song. :ROFLMAO: latest chapter 1582
     
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    Um... He actually hates that.
     
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    omg chapter 213.
    ´Troll author.
    Song Shuhang wants to fly in space :ROFLMAO:
     
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    I'm slightly annoyed about how easy they are portraying flying a plane is.
     
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    is it okay to assume that the difference between each stage is like one order of magnitude?
     
  13. chencking

    chencking [Daolord Grammar Nazi]

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    Well, they're cultivators. They fly swords.

    Anyway, imagine if Senior White really entered seclusion in space. He'd wake up thousands of years later as the God of another world
     
  14. Captain_Ironfoundersson

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    No. Each stage has their own unique and definitive differences with one another, and its not as simple as each stage having X times strength than the previous stage.

    For example, the differences between a Fourth Stage and a Fifth Stage

    • A Fifth Stage’s Gold Core is four times bigger than a Fourth Stage’s Void Core.
    • A Fourth Stage has Void Core + Nine Immortal Bones.
    • A Fifth Stage’s Gold Core is divided into low, middle and high grades. Naturally, those with higher grade gold core is stronger than those with lower grade.
    Please refer to Cultivation Levels & Requirements for a more detailed explaination.
     
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    I didn't perceive it as being easy. Just corrupt and unrealistic. Which isn't that odd considering it's fantasy and basically every chinese novel involves a great deal of corruption.
     
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    well the first thing he did probably disassemble a flying spaceship that when around.
     
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    It seems easy due to they are cultivators with eiditic memory, high comprehension and highly sensitive response time.
     
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    It's all fun and games until someone have them watch The Fast and the Furious.
     
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    Rimuru Tempest Slime Demon Lord Fighting the Last Boss

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    All hell will break loose xD
     
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    That certain someone supposed to watch videos on road rules and regulations in the first place.