See also: 意译 and 意訳

Chinese edit

 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
to translate; to interpret
trad. (意譯)
simp. (意译)
anagram 譯意译意
 
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Verb edit

意譯

  1. (linguistics, translation studies) to translate (a passage) freely; to translate using paraphrasing
  2. (linguistics, translation studies) to translate (a word) into another language by meaning (as opposed to by sound); to calque

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of to translate freely): 直譯直译 (zhíyì)
  • (antonym(s) of to translate a word by meaning): 音譯音译 (yīnyì)

Noun edit

意譯

  1. (linguistics, translation studies) free translation; paraphrase
  2. (linguistics, translation studies) word translated from another language by meaning; calque