Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 7, 2005 22:32
19 yrs ago
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Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
函令字号
Chinese to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
函令字号
(84)台财证(一)第二零零五号
(84)台财证(一)第二零零五号
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Document Number |
Francis Fine
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| 4 | Han Ling Zi No. |
Liu Fuxiang
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| 4 | Notification Number |
Philip Tang
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Proposed translations
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39 mins
Francis Fine
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Native in: Chinese 
, English
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, German to Chinese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Chinese term (edited):
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Document Number
Han means letters, denoting documents going to recipients of the same rank. Ling means orders which are addressed to the public or lower-ranked recipients. That embraces most outgoing documents (except those going to the superiors) and a general designation of "document No." would, I think, probably do the trick.
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Yi Yuan (X)
: Agree
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Comment: "Thanks for the explanation. Interesting. :)"
16 mins
Liu Fuxiang
China
China
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
China
Also an associate professor
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Traditional)
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Han Ling Zi No.
It is just a number for filing or similar purposes by the concerned institutions/organizations. So usually use PIN YIN in its translation into English.
5 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
Native in Chinese
&
English
Specializes in field
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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42
Chinese term (edited):
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Notification Number
函令字号
字号 is number, and that’s that!
函令 is an (government) official document, usually to notify the general public on certain issue(s).
Therefore, 函令字号 is notification number.
字号 is number, and that’s that!
函令 is an (government) official document, usually to notify the general public on certain issue(s).
Therefore, 函令字号 is notification number.
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