TCM terms has a deep root in Chinese culture,which brings about cultural obstacles for TCM terms translation.This paper attempts to analyze the origin of some TCM terms and classify the cultural obstacles in TCM terms...TCM terms has a deep root in Chinese culture,which brings about cultural obstacles for TCM terms translation.This paper attempts to analyze the origin of some TCM terms and classify the cultural obstacles in TCM terms translation.In order to effectively transfer culture-loaded information to foreign readers,translators should be fully aware of cultural differences to improve their intercultural communication competence.展开更多
This is a continued study about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in the external medicine of TCM included in the WPRO Standard and the WFCMS Standard according to the discussion made in the book e...This is a continued study about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in the external medicine of TCM included in the WPRO Standard and the WFCMS Standard according to the discussion made in the book entitled International Standardization of English Translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine： Study of Theory, Summarization of Practice and Exploration of Methodst, the explanation made in A Concise Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine,展开更多
External medicine, also frequently described as surgery, has a history as long as that of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. There were important doctors in each dynasty who devoted themselves to the study and prac...External medicine, also frequently described as surgery, has a history as long as that of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. There were important doctors in each dynasty who devoted themselves to the study and practice of external medicine. In TCM external medicine, diseases are named either according to their location （such as neck abscess and back carbuncle）, or viscera involved （such as intestinal abscess and lung abscess）, or causes （such as tetanus and chilblain, which are literally known respectively as wind damage of wound and sore caused by cold in TCM）, or shape （such as snake head boil and goose web wind）, or the color （such as erysipelas and vitiligo which are literally known respectively as red toxin and white skin wind）, etc.展开更多
rocky mass/cancer： any malignant tumor occurring on body surface that looks and feels like rock In classical Chinese medicine, the character 岩 （literally meaning rock） means the same thing as 癌 （malignant tumor...rocky mass/cancer： any malignant tumor occurring on body surface that looks and feels like rock In classical Chinese medicine, the character 岩 （literally meaning rock） means the same thing as 癌 （malignant tumor）. That is why it is now usually translated as ＂cancer＂ or ＂carcinoma＂, which is adopted in the WFCMS Standard. To translate it as ＂rocky mass＂ in the WPRO Standard appears quite unique and sounds semantically equivalent to the original term.展开更多
The following is a continued discussion about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in external medicine included in the WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western ...The following is a continued discussion about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in external medicine included in the WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region （abbreviated as the WPRO Standard）[1] and the standard compiled by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies （abbreviated as the WFCMSStandard）[2], according to the studies made in the book entitled International Standardization of English Translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine： Study of Theory, Summariza- tion of Practice and Exploration of Methods[3].展开更多
该文以“中医名词术语英译”“WHO”“世中联”“比较研究”等主题词进行排列组合在中国知网进行检索,共得168篇相关文献,通过进一步比对,最终筛选出65篇相关文献作为进行研究综述的主要参考文献。该文从探究中医名词英译研究发展趋势...该文以“中医名词术语英译”“WHO”“世中联”“比较研究”等主题词进行排列组合在中国知网进行检索,共得168篇相关文献,通过进一步比对,最终筛选出65篇相关文献作为进行研究综述的主要参考文献。该文从探究中医名词英译研究发展趋势与现状、回顾前人对中医名词术语英译原则与策略、聚焦比较《中医基本名词术语中英对照国际标准》(International Standard Chinese-English Basic Nomenclature of Chinese Medicine,下文简称ISN)和《WHO西太平洋地区传统医学名词术语国际标准》(WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region,下文简称IST)这三方面入手,发现目前中医名词术语英译存在着理解偏差和民族性缺乏方面的不足,从译前、译中、译后三方面提出建议,意在帮助解决中医名词术语英译中存在的问题,促进我国中医文化传播。展开更多
文摘TCM terms has a deep root in Chinese culture,which brings about cultural obstacles for TCM terms translation.This paper attempts to analyze the origin of some TCM terms and classify the cultural obstacles in TCM terms translation.In order to effectively transfer culture-loaded information to foreign readers,translators should be fully aware of cultural differences to improve their intercultural communication competence.
文摘This is a continued study about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in the external medicine of TCM included in the WPRO Standard and the WFCMS Standard according to the discussion made in the book entitled International Standardization of English Translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine： Study of Theory, Summarization of Practice and Exploration of Methodst, the explanation made in A Concise Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
文摘External medicine, also frequently described as surgery, has a history as long as that of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. There were important doctors in each dynasty who devoted themselves to the study and practice of external medicine. In TCM external medicine, diseases are named either according to their location （such as neck abscess and back carbuncle）, or viscera involved （such as intestinal abscess and lung abscess）, or causes （such as tetanus and chilblain, which are literally known respectively as wind damage of wound and sore caused by cold in TCM）, or shape （such as snake head boil and goose web wind）, or the color （such as erysipelas and vitiligo which are literally known respectively as red toxin and white skin wind）, etc.
文摘rocky mass/cancer： any malignant tumor occurring on body surface that looks and feels like rock In classical Chinese medicine, the character 岩 （literally meaning rock） means the same thing as 癌 （malignant tumor）. That is why it is now usually translated as ＂cancer＂ or ＂carcinoma＂, which is adopted in the WFCMS Standard. To translate it as ＂rocky mass＂ in the WPRO Standard appears quite unique and sounds semantically equivalent to the original term.
文摘The following is a continued discussion about how to understand and translate the names of diseases in external medicine included in the WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region （abbreviated as the WPRO Standard）[1] and the standard compiled by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies （abbreviated as the WFCMSStandard）[2], according to the studies made in the book entitled International Standardization of English Translation of Traditional Chinese Medicine： Study of Theory, Summariza- tion of Practice and Exploration of Methods[3].
文摘该文以“中医名词术语英译”“WHO”“世中联”“比较研究”等主题词进行排列组合在中国知网进行检索,共得168篇相关文献,通过进一步比对,最终筛选出65篇相关文献作为进行研究综述的主要参考文献。该文从探究中医名词英译研究发展趋势与现状、回顾前人对中医名词术语英译原则与策略、聚焦比较《中医基本名词术语中英对照国际标准》(International Standard Chinese-English Basic Nomenclature of Chinese Medicine,下文简称ISN)和《WHO西太平洋地区传统医学名词术语国际标准》(WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region,下文简称IST)这三方面入手,发现目前中医名词术语英译存在着理解偏差和民族性缺乏方面的不足,从译前、译中、译后三方面提出建议,意在帮助解决中医名词术语英译中存在的问题,促进我国中医文化传播。
