14:31 Jun 3, 2008 |
Chinese to English translations [PRO] Folklore | |||||
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4 | branch |
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3 | Ancestral branch, |
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3 | lineage branch |
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Ancestral branch, Explanation: Ancestral branch, |
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lineage branch Explanation: JSTOR: Cousin Marriage in Rural China: More and Less than ...The Li Tang branch of the Zhang lineage is itself perceived as consisting of four ..... Three women were given to the Wu lineage branch, involving two ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0094-0496(199311)20%3A4%3C758%3ACMIRCM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X - Similar pages |
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branch Language variant: school/chapter/style Explanation: In reference to martial arts 宗枝 can be translated a number of ways. Simply "branch" is most common. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branches_of_Wing_Chun School can also be used (school as in "school of thought"). Chapter is a subdivision of a brotherhood/fraternity. Style is also used when describing branches of a martial art, although then the focus is on technique. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://baike.baidu.com/view/20219.htm |
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