Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
史鉴上载
English translation:
As the historical books recorded,
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Angus Woo
Feb 3, 2008 09:43
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
史鉴上载
Chinese to English
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甘肃省:平凉崆峒山
史鉴上载,"皇帝涉泾水,登笄头,以望崆峒".
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | As the historical books recorded, | Angus Woo |
4 +1 | As recorded on the ancient historical book | Wallace Gu |
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Feb 5, 2008 10:47: Angus Woo Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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As the historical books recorded,
This is a rather difficult one. Literally, 史 and 鑒 refer to two great historical books, namely 史記 and 資治通鑑, for 鑒 and 鑑 used to be mutually exchangeable. However, when these two characters are used together, figuratively, it could refer to any history book.
Therefore in my opinion, the right answer lies in the context. If it indeed refers to those two books, then it should be "as Shiji and Zizhitongjian recorded" .
Therefore in my opinion, the right answer lies in the context. If it indeed refers to those two books, then it should be "as Shiji and Zizhitongjian recorded" .
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As recorded on the ancient historical book
史鉴 = ancient historical book.
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