Question CN phrase

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  1. patatas28

    patatas28 Well-Known Member

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    Hello!

    Can you please help with this phrase
    “我觉得我现在就像个怨妇一样,都快成了望爹石了。”
     
  2. FaerNC

    FaerNC Well-Known Member

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    The first part is easy, "I feel like I've become like an abandoned wife," but the second phrase is based on a story in china, the 望夫石(Amah Rock), this is difficult to translate to adequately fluent english. I would recommend a literal translation 'the stone waiting for her father' or something along those lines, with a footnote with an explanation
     
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  3. patatas28

    patatas28 Well-Known Member

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    Thank you so much!!