技法逐漸「失傳」

English translation: Becoming a lost art

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Chinese term or phrase:	技法逐漸「失傳」
English translation:	Becoming a lost art
Entered by:	Kun-I Yang

04:04 May 27, 2016

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Art/Literary - History / Chinese Miao embroidery

Chinese term or phrase: 技法逐漸「失傳」

Hi all,

I was wondering how you would translate 「失傳」when referring to "the gradual loss of a traditional skill or technique"

It's just "the gradual loss of...." or the "gradual disappearance of..." sound weird, and paraphrasing to "they no longer engage in ..." does not accurately express the intention of the source text.

The full sentence is 「苗族的刺繡工藝已逐漸失傳」 for more context.

Thanks in advance.

Kun-I Yang KudoZ activity Questions: 3 (none open) Answers: 16 United States
Local time: 03:25

Becoming a lost art

Explanation:
Miao traditional embroidery is gradually becoming a lost art.

Selected response from:

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 15:25

Grading comment

Thank you. This seems to be the most natural.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

Becoming a lost art

Lincoln Hui

3 +1

Skills failed to be passed on

Frank Zou

Skills get lost over the time

Intotheworld

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Skills failed to be passed on

Explanation:
Or " failed to be handed down"
or "handed down to fewer and fewer people"

Frank Zou
China
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of:

Chinese

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Becoming a lost art

Explanation:
Miao traditional embroidery is gradually becoming a lost art.

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 15:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you. This seems to be the most natural.

9 hrs confidence:

Skills get lost over the time

Explanation:
For your reference only.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2016-05-27 16:43:32 GMT)
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The traditional Miao's embroidery is getting lost over the time.

Intotheworld
United States
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of:

Chinese

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