未来

English translation: FYI

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Chinese term or phrase:未来
English translation:FYI
Entered by: Patrick Cheng

11:13 Nov 1, 2018
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics / classical Chinese
Chinese term or phrase: 未来
Does the term 未来 occur in Classical Chinese prior to the appearance of Buddhism in China?
Charles Mueller
Japan
Local time: 14:34
FYI
Explanation:
This one was before Buddhism in China:
《楚辞·九歌·湘君》:“望夫君兮未来,吹参差兮谁思?” (around 300 BC)
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Patrick Cheng
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5It appears before Buddhism was introduced into China but with a different meaning
倩茜 吴
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FYI


Explanation:
This one was before Buddhism in China:
《楚辞·九歌·湘君》:“望夫君兮未来,吹参差兮谁思?” (around 300 BC)
https://iask.sina.com.cn/b/5eWz1S6UVDH.html

Patrick Cheng
United States
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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It appears before Buddhism was introduced into China but with a different meaning


Explanation:
The word "未来” appears first in“望夫君兮未来,吹参差兮谁思?”(《楚辞·九歌·湘君》), in which it means "haven't come/happened (yet)", different from what the term "未来” means (the life beyond, the future). It is not used this way until the Buddhism was introduced into China around Wei and Jin Dynasties when the introducers and monks had to borrow some existing words when translating the Buddhist texts, and the meaning of "未来” was extended after that.

倩茜 吴
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