Feb 26, 2015 16:56
9 yrs ago
English term
Not a translator
you do not know where you are going unless you know where you have been
English to Chinese
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
quote
what is the quote in Chinese? This is taken from a book.
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
| 4 +1 | 不知何從，焉知何往。 |
pkchan
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| 5 | 忘记历史的人必将重蹈覆辙 |
Yingzhi He
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| 3 +1 | 不知何来，难知何去 |
tanglsus
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Proposed translations
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22 hrs
Selected
不知何從，焉知何往。
OR: 不知何去何從
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
tanglsus
: better worded, agree but not with不知何去何從
1 day 4 hrs
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| neutral |
David C P Lo
: I agree that 不知何從，焉知何往。is good translation, but is it a quote? (And, 從 is to follow, I guess 來 may be more accurate.)
1 day 21 hrs
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Yingzhi He
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Belgium
Native in Chinese
Belgium
EN-FR-CN Translator/ Editor/ Proofreader
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Simplified, Mandarin)
Works in: English to Chinese, French to Chinese
忘记历史的人必将重蹈覆辙
This is a variant of the quote attributed to George Santayana-"Those who are unaware of history are destined to repeat it."
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3 hrs
不知何来，难知何去
非佛教徒， 也不深黯佛经念语：
生从何来，死往何去。
不知往生，难晓来世。
应该能找到出处。
供参考
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2015-03-01 15:07:08 GMT)
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生从何来，死往何去
http://www.360doc.com/content/11/0821/01/7458471_142067055.s...
生从何来，死往何去。
不知往生，难晓来世。
应该能找到出处。
供参考
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2015-03-01 15:07:08 GMT)
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生从何来，死往何去
http://www.360doc.com/content/11/0821/01/7458471_142067055.s...
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