Aug 4, 2015 05:08
8 yrs ago
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English term
good things come in small packages
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
MiniBar
They say that good things come in small packages. By that rationale, miniature must equal magnificence - a philosophy that can be applied to Franklin Ave's see-and-be-scene new imbiber, the postage stamp-sized MiniBar.
If someone says, "Good things come in small packages," he/she means that something is small, but it has better quality than big ones. But how to translate it to Chinese in this context? Thanks!
If someone says, "Good things come in small packages," he/she means that something is small, but it has better quality than big ones. But how to translate it to Chinese in this context? Thanks!
Change log
Aug 4, 2015 05:18: Jack Doughty changed "Language pair" from "English" to "English to Chinese"
Proposed translations
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浓缩就是精华
"浓缩就是精华" can be direct translated as: Concentrated is the essence.
The actually meaning is more close to "A little body often harbours a great soul".
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-08-04 05:40:32 GMT)
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Another choice that you can consider
The actually meaning is more close to "A little body often harbours a great soul".
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Note added at 31 mins (2015-08-04 05:40:32 GMT)
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Another choice that you can consider
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Comment: "Thanks! Please also take a look at David's advice: Just a gentle reminder of KudoZ rule 3:3 -- In general, an answerer should submit no more than one answer per question. "
25 mins
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全
“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全” basically means, small but complete.
9 hrs
物輕情義重
或作：禮輕情義重
10 hrs
精品出于袖珍盒
供参考
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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-08-04 15:22:04 GMT)
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袖珍盒里出精品
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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-08-04 15:22:04 GMT)
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袖珍盒里出精品
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Yuemin Chen
China
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小物件蕴藏大乾坤
自己编了一个，还想到的是，物件虽小，内有乾坤。广州话有句“禾秆盖珍珠”也有差不多的意思。供参考。
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19 hrs
精致出于小巧
An alternative suggestion.
Discussion
Just a gentle reminder of KudoZ rule 3:3 -- In general, an answerer should submit no more than one answer per question.
I encourage you to use "Discussion entry" for further discussion. If after discussion you want to revise your original suggestion, you could just add new note to your first "answer" entry. This will help you avoid to enter more than one answer which is against KudoZ rules.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
David