Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
You are what you eat.
Chinese translation:
以食见人;人如其食
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Lauren WuMoran
Sep 23, 2020 02:07
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English term
You are what you eat.
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I wang to put it into elegant Chinese. Does anyone have a good sentence in mind?
Proposed translations
(Chinese)
5 +1 | 以食见人;人如其食 | Bruce Guo |
5 | 吃啥变啥 | Anastasia Andriani |
5 | 饮食决定体质 | Randy Wong |
4 | 你吃的东西决定你的健康 | Kiet Bach |
3 | 人如其食 | William Yang |
Proposed translations
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以食见人;人如其食
以食见人:a person can be understood/judged through what (s)he eats.
人如其食:a person is like what (s)he eats.
I searched on the Internet, “人如其食” is the most commonly used translation for "you are what you eat", but in general, the Chinese cannot understand what "人如其食" immediately (but we can understand “人如其字”(a person is like his/her handwriting) immediately)and they also have to guess what it means, but "以食见人" can be understood by us immediately and is more elegant than "人如其食", So, I prefer "以食见人"
人如其食:a person is like what (s)he eats.
I searched on the Internet, “人如其食” is the most commonly used translation for "you are what you eat", but in general, the Chinese cannot understand what "人如其食" immediately (but we can understand “人如其字”(a person is like his/her handwriting) immediately)and they also have to guess what it means, but "以食见人" can be understood by us immediately and is more elegant than "人如其食", So, I prefer "以食见人"
Note from asker:
Thanks |
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吃啥变啥
吃啥变啥
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Hasil web
吃啥变啥“老肉”缩短动物寿命—新闻—科学网
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你吃什么,你就是什么?
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Note added at 5 mins (2020-09-23 02:13:48 GMT)
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Hasil web
吃啥变啥“老肉”缩短动物寿命—新闻—科学网
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Note added at 15 mins (2020-09-23 02:23:13 GMT)
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你吃什么,你就是什么?
Note from asker:
that is ok, but lacking in elegancy |
14 mins
人如其食
The proverbial saying 'You are what you eat' is the notion that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food
The translation doesn't represent the origina
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食中有道?
The translation doesn't represent the origina
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Note added at 16 mins (2020-09-23 02:24:12 GMT)
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食中有道?
3 hrs
饮食决定体质
“饮食决定体质”
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你吃的东西决定你的健康
吃得健康人就健康,吃得不健康人就不健康。
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