Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
雪中送炭
English translation:
lend a hand in times of trouble
Added to glossary by
Gary Key
Dec 22, 2005 13:35
18 yrs ago
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Chinese term
雪中送炭
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雪中送炭 可翻译成 offer assistance or aid??
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3 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
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lend a hand in times of trouble
or: offer help in times of trouble
also: lend support in one's hour of need
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Note added at 21 hrs 37 mins (2005-12-23 11:13:18 GMT)
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Remember the Beatles ! (for the last part "times of trouble")
http://www.allspirit.co.uk/let.html
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me...
also: lend support in one's hour of need
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Note added at 21 hrs 37 mins (2005-12-23 11:13:18 GMT)
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Remember the Beatles ! (for the last part "times of trouble")
http://www.allspirit.co.uk/let.html
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "лл"
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8 mins
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
help in one's hour of need
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1 hr
Kerong Zhao
Canada
Canada
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Canada
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Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
help a lame dog over a stile
+1
1 hr
Chinese term (edited):
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deliver the coal to someone who is stuck in the snow
I agree with shang's anwer too. my answer is direct translation, his anwer is more native English expression. It really depends on the situation.
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6 hrs
chica nueva
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4
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
provide timely help
雪中送炭 = send charcoal in snowy weather - provide timely help (外研社:汉英词典)
help out in a time of need
depends on context
help out in a time of need
depends on context
1 day 11 hrs
David Shen
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
United States
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
There is often no English equivalent for many a philosophical and idiomatic expression in Chinese. But you can find English saying that express similar ideas using different words or metaphoric combinations. Depending on the context of the source text, my suggestion here "A friend in need is a friend indeed" can be used for 雪中送炭, as well as many of the suggestions posted above by other members.
No matter what you pick, keep in mind that the most important thing is that the style has to fit that of the original text, so it does not sound like a far cry; that no single alternative of all the above is the perfect one for every situation.
Merry Christmas!
No matter what you pick, keep in mind that the most important thing is that the style has to fit that of the original text, so it does not sound like a far cry; that no single alternative of all the above is the perfect one for every situation.
Merry Christmas!
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1 day 15 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
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English
China
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12
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
“an altruistic help offering”/“offering an altruistic help”
The story of “雪中送炭” should be well known among us which I will not repeat here!
It describes a very special kind of HELP offering –
It is an action out of sympathy for someone in distress. And expecting nothing in return!
So, I would call “雪中送炭” as “an altruistic help offering” or “offering an altruistic help”
It describes a very special kind of HELP offering –
It is an action out of sympathy for someone in distress. And expecting nothing in return!
So, I would call “雪中送炭” as “an altruistic help offering” or “offering an altruistic help”
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Last Hermit
: 雪中送炭不一定是大公无私的。对他人在逆境中施以援手的人，有些是一片好心，有些则是作秀，还有一些则是不怀好意。
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"作秀"或"不怀好意"没人会称它为"雪中送炭"(阁下例外);请深入了解 “雪中送炭”的掌故再提出积极的意见. 最重要的, 凡事要往’积极’方向想, 不要在‘负面方向’作太多幻想.
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1 day 18 hrs
Last Hermit
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15
Chinese term (edited):
ѩ����̿
succour
1. Aid, help, assistance, esp. in time of need. ME.
F. W. Farrar Paul's first impulse was to fly to the succour of his Roman brethren. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary)
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs 7 mins (2005-12-24 08:43:52 GMT)
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More alternatives:
1)balm in Gilead: [Jer. 8:22] comfort in distress, succour.
2)bield: (A means or provider of) help or succour. ME–E19.
F. W. Farrar Paul's first impulse was to fly to the succour of his Roman brethren. (Shorter Oxford English Dictionary)
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs 7 mins (2005-12-24 08:43:52 GMT)
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More alternatives:
1)balm in Gilead: [Jer. 8:22] comfort in distress, succour.
2)bield: (A means or provider of) help or succour. ME–E19.
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