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不良

English translation: suggestion

18:46 Jan 30, 2005
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics
Chinese term or phrase: 不良
申请人在不良中介的误导下提供了虚假信息

I find it pretty tricky to translate 不良 here. This term is just too broad, and it is tough to judge how the author defines 不良. How can I bring this term across without having to add in my own judgement?
Denyce Seow
Singapore
Local time: 20:20
English translation:suggestion
Explanation:
中文原文用“不良”这个词，应该就是因为这个词词义广。比方说，不诚实，水平不够，业务不精等都可算作不良。What I could think of here is the word bad for 不良, but "bad" might be too simple a word. Maybe this migth give you some idea.
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isahuang
Local time: 08:20
Grading comment
I really appreciate all the suggestions. This is a tough question to grade, and I am giving the points to Tingting because of her explanation.

THANKS again..........
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ill-intent
Lu Wang
4 +1suggestion
isahuang
3 +2unscrupulous
Yongmei Liu
4 +1'deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’
Philip Tang
4slippery/sly
Ritchest
4in bad faith
Shang
3another try
jyuan_us


Discussion entries: 5





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
不良
suggestion


Explanation:
中文原文用“不良”这个词，应该就是因为这个词词义广。比方说，不诚实，水平不够，业务不精等都可算作不良。What I could think of here is the word bad for 不良, but "bad" might be too simple a word. Maybe this migth give you some idea.

isahuang
Local time: 08:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I really appreciate all the suggestions. This is a tough question to grade, and I am giving the points to Tingting because of her explanation.

THANKS again..........

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
3 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
不良
ill-intent


Explanation:
with an intention to deceive

Lu Wang
Local time: 20:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Summit
1 hr
agree  jyuan_us: Good but need more thought about how to make it fit in the whole sentence.
1 hr
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
unscrupulous


Explanation:
bad bad people

Yongmei Liu
United States
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Chinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Summit
1 hr
agree  Nigel Jones: I agree with this reply, most of the others are too legally inflammatory and open to possibilities of libel, this is a neutral legal term
1 day 17 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
不良
slippery/sly


Explanation:

Definition: immoral
Synonyms: arrant, base, casuistic, conscienceless, corrupt, crafty, crooked, deceitful, degraded, degrading, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, exploitative, illegal, improper, knavish, low-down, mercenary, perfidious, petty, questionable, recreant, roguish, ruthless, scandalous, scheming, self-seeking, selfish, shady, shameless, shifty, sinister, slippery, sly, two-faced, unconscientious, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unfair, unprincipled, unscrupulous, unworthy, venal, wicked, wrongful


Ritchest
Local time: 20:20
Native speaker of: Chinese
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
不良
in bad faith


Explanation:
不守信用

Shang
China
Local time: 20:20
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
不良
another try


Explanation:
Ill-willed, Ill-wished, ill-intentional

jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
不良
'deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’


Explanation:
I think you need to match '不良' with '误导' to maintain your objectivity.

误导 = misleading, therefore
不良 = ‘deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’


Philip Tang
China
Local time: 20:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jyuan_us
1 day 13 hrs
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