民族的

English translation: ethnicity/people group

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Chinese term or phrase:民族
English translation:ethnicity/people group
Entered by: Caroline Moreno

08:23 Mar 1, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / 语言
Chinese term or phrase: 民族的
民族的才是世界的

Something exclusively owned by a nationality appreaciated by the world.

有更好的翻译方法吗?谢谢
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ethnicity/people group
Explanation:
I think "nationality" is incorrect because it implies belonging to a nation (in the political sense). 民族 has more to do with one's culture and language than one's location. Someone's 民族 could be Chinese, but their 国籍 could be American. So, "ethnicity" would be the technical term, but the phrase "people group" is also correct. I think "people group" fits nicely in your context.

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As to the full translation, I'm not sure about the part about the world appreciating something. Can you provide more context?
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Summary of answers provided
5ethnicity/people group
Caroline Moreno
3cultural, racial, ethnical
Michael Lai
3只有民族的 = 只有民族特色的 = only that which is national
chica nueva


  

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民族
ethnicity/people group


Explanation:
I think "nationality" is incorrect because it implies belonging to a nation (in the political sense). 民族 has more to do with one's culture and language than one's location. Someone's 民族 could be Chinese, but their 国籍 could be American. So, "ethnicity" would be the technical term, but the phrase "people group" is also correct. I think "people group" fits nicely in your context.

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As to the full translation, I'm not sure about the part about the world appreciating something. Can you provide more context?


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cultural, racial, ethnical


Explanation:
Need more text to provide a better translation, because each of these terms refer to a group of people but in slightly different ways, whether it is behavioral, historical or biological.

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只有民族的 = 只有民族特色的 = only that which is national


Explanation:
只有中华民族特色才是世界的 (指奥运会文化产业,产品等)

只有民族的才是世界的
鲁迅也曾说过:“只有民族的,才是世界的”。
民族的才是世界的,中国特色的企业文化战略模式
先是民族的,才是世界的。
古希腊哲人曾说过“只有民族的才是世界的”。

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Only that which is the nation's is the world's. Only that which is national is the world's.


    Reference: http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=%E6%B0%91%E6%97%8F%E7...
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