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    The Chinese translation of Korean kimchi is officially designated as "Xin Qi"

    • Last Update: 2021-07-27
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Yonhap Seoul, July 22 electric Recently, South Korea Kimchi (Kimchi) Chinese is translated as "kimchi", triggering Sichuan pickles (PAOCAI) confusion and controversy, Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry official proposed unification of translation - "Hsin" to Watch and listen
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    The Ministry of Style and Sports stated on the 22nd that the amendment to the directive "Standards for the Translation of Public Terms in Foreign Languages" containing the above content will be implemented on the same day
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    The standard Chinese translation of "Kimchi" in South Korea has changed from "Kimchi" to ""
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    In view of the fact that there are no syllables such as "Kim" or "Ki" in Chinese, accurate transliteration cannot be performed.
    In 2013, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food of South Korea analyzed the pronunciation of more than 4,000 Chinese words and compared the pronunciation of 8 Chinese dialects.
    And solicited the opinions of the South Korean Embassy in China and experts, and proposed to translate Kimchi into Xin Qi
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    In the discussion of 16 candidate translation names at the beginning of the year, Xin Qi was selected as a suitable translation name considering that Xin Qi is similar to the original Korean in pronunciation and reminiscent of spicy and novel meanings
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    Yonhap Seoul, July 22 electric Recently, South Korea Kimchi (Kimchi) Chinese is translated as "kimchi", triggering Sichuan pickles (PAOCAI) confusion and controversy, Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry official proposed unification of translation - "Hsin" to Watch and listen
    .
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    The Ministry of Style and Sports stated on the 22nd that the amendment to the directive "Standards for the Translation of Public Terms in Foreign Languages" containing the above content will be implemented on the same day
    .
    The standard Chinese translation of "Kimchi" in South Korea has changed from "Kimchi" to ""
    .
     
    In view of the fact that there are no syllables such as "Kim" or "Ki" in Chinese, accurate transliteration cannot be performed.
    In 2013, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food of South Korea analyzed the pronunciation of more than 4,000 Chinese words and compared the pronunciation of 8 Chinese dialects.
    And solicited the opinions of the South Korean Embassy in China and experts, and proposed to translate Kimchi into Xin Qi
    .
    In the discussion of 16 candidate translation names at the beginning of the year, Xin Qi was selected as a suitable translation name considering that Xin Qi is similar to the original Korean in pronunciation and reminiscent of spicy and novel meanings
    .
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