Feb 11, 2016 16:01
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Chinese term

紫金冠

Chinese to English Social Sciences History
Hello,

I am translating a book from Chinese into German, and I found the word 紫金冠. Is there an appropriate English translation for this kind of cap?

Thanks!

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zĭjīnguàn or tàizĭkuī / purple-gold crown

zĭjīnguàn or tàizĭkuī(紫金冠 or 太子盔)- worn by young but high-ranking military officers or the crown prince, made of a big diadem and a children’s crown (might or might not have lingzi)

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盔头箱”, which is responsible for the head of the actor wearing the crown, cap, ... who are powerful and distinguished all wearing “purple-gold crown(紫金冠)”;.
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Feb 22, 2011 - Crown, the imperial worn “Ping Tian crown(平天冠)”, “Kowloon ... who are powerful and distinguished all wearing “purple-gold crown(紫金冠)”;.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I don't want to use Pinyin, and I think in this translation I have the two characters for "gold" and "purple". Moreover, it seems to be more a "crown" than a "headdress". Thank you all for your help!"
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golden crwonlet

亦名太子盔,太子、王孫及青年將帥之頭冠。前扇為額子,后扇頂飾垛子頭紫金冠紫金冠

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Zijin guan (lit. purple-gold headdress)

I would use translate it "Zijin guan (lit. purple-gold headdress)" (type "Zijin guan" in italics - see link).
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gold crown

Previous responses have identified excellent equivalents for the term, but I am responding to a follow-up question on "purple-gold"

The Wenlin Chinese language software says simply "best-quality gold." In other words, the "purple" here does not signify color but quality. Among many other uses, it is the name one of the hills of the southern suburbs of Nanjing.

I do not think it is used in a generic sense here, but if 紫金冠 were used in a context which did not specify a particular headdress or emblem of position or office, it could be translated as "gold crown."

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