界画
English translation: Jiehua
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| 5 | "Jiehua" or "Margin Painting" |
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| 5 | line painting 界画 |
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| 4 | Also to consider: "outlined painting" or "measured painting" |
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1 hr confidence: 
"Jiehua" or "Margin Painting" Explanation: 玄奘三藏法师当年翻译佛经时，曾经提出有几个不能翻译的原则，其中之一就是印度所有但是中国所没有的，不能翻译。我认为，界画是国画的独特技巧，是西洋画所没有的，符合玄藏所提出的不翻译原则。因此，我建议你采取音译法，就像“道”只能译成“Tao”一样，直接把“界画”译成“Jiehua”（斜体字），然后再加以注释。 如果勉强要翻译，大概可以用“Margin Painting”，但是也要附注说明，否则洋人看了肯定满头雾水。 |
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5 hrs confidence: 
Also to consider: "outlined painting" or "measured painting" Explanation: According to Chinese art-related articles found on www.google.com (界画 + painting), this type of painting utilizes a ruler for accuracy when trying to capture the sharp and straight outline of a building, for instance. "Margin painting" implies a painting that is done in the "margins," and is thus a bit misleading. Perhaps these other phrases, admittedly a bit awkward, better capture the technique. |
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16 days confidence:
line painting 界画 Explanation: The simplest and most accurate translation is "line painting." As was previously noted, it is a technique of Chinese "painting" that uses a special brush (界笔)and a straight edge to accurately draw the lines of buildings, etc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-08 17:59:53 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Just to note that 界, of course, means \"demarcation line between fields\" originally, hence \"line\" in a general. sense. �����ʵ� |
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