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Sentence #190687

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 archer_root archer_root February 25, 2013 February 25, 2013 at 4:10:34 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Listen closely to one to understand ten.

I prefer this translation as it expresses the strategy of the original proverb.

I'm generally opposed to the loss of information and the loss of diversity that occurs when we subjugate non-Western sayings to canonized Western ones. Sayings have been preserved within their respective communities because they have something valuable to contribute. To grossly white-wash over the non-Western one and make a canonized Western proverb the correllary to the former, creates a sort of cultural poverty. This is "dumbing down" in action.

Sadly, it seems that Manifest Destiny isn't finished yet.

tommy_san tommy_san February 25, 2013 February 25, 2013 at 5:17:29 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

It must be a good idea to have both similar proverbs and more literal translations.
We could make proper use of the tags "proverb" and "translated proverb" so that learners could tell which one is a native proverb in that language.

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➜ #13952Un mot est assez pour un homme sage.

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➜ #27847A word is enough to a wise man.

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一を聞いて、十を知る。

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一を聞いて十を知る。

edited by tommy_san, February 24, 2013
➜ #2252810One word is enough for a wise man.

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