Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

结庐在人境,而无车马喧

English translation:

Tranquility in the hustle and bustle

Added to glossary by Denyce Seow
Feb 8, 2007 20:06
17 yrs ago
Chinese term

结庐在人境,而无车马喧

Chinese to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
XX酒店虽位于繁华热闹的XX街,却非常恬静,有陶诗"结庐在人境,而无车马喧"。

Discussion

Denyce Seow (asker) Feb 9, 2007:
The translation I chose is: Tranquility in the hustle and bustle

Proposed translations

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I built my house near where others dwell, And yet there is no clamour of carriages and horses.

OR:
Among the haunts of men I build my cot,
There's noise of wheels and hoofs, but I hear not.


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-02-08 21:26:36 GMT)
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旺中帶靜=Tranquility in the hustle and bustle
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agree chica nueva
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agree Julia Zou
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agree franksf
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I like this translation best. @Lu Zou: Thanks for the explanation. Interesting... :)"
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陶诗歪用

陶渊明的原意思是这里没有官场上的勾心斗角,而不是说没有车马的喧闹。

这家酒店是想借陶诗来自夸加强前边的叙述,即“虽位于繁华热闹的街道上,却非常恬静”。不妨叫它 a peaceful land in the busy streets 或其它类似词语重复前边的一次。
Peer comment(s):

agree chica nueva
2 hrs
agree franksf
4 hrs
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52 mins

My humble try

Found this translation from website: http://www.theliteraryreview.org/tlr-chi1.htm
"I built my hut near people
yet never hear carriage or horse."

My modification to make it rhyme:
Right by the crowd (or right near people) I built my little cottage,
yet never have I heard the noise of horse and carriage.

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Note added at 56 mins (2007-02-08 21:03:06 GMT)
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Correction: "horse or carriage" instead of "horse and carriage" in the last sentence.
Peer comment(s):

agree chica nueva
2 hrs
Thank you Lesley
agree Julia Zou
3 hrs
Thank you Julia
agree franksf
4 hrs
Thank you franksf.
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1 hr

Close to shopping, restaurants and entertainments yet in a quiet (oe peaceful) environment

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Peer comment(s):

agree franksf : yet nice and quiet as a 酒店
4 hrs
thanks
agree chica nueva : 'yet nice and quiet', 'yet with a quiet and peaceful atmosphere' ...
9 hrs
Thanks
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