Jan 30, 2005 18:46
19 yrs ago
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Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
不良
Chinese to English
Other
Linguistics
申请人在不良中介的误导下提供了虚假信息
I find it pretty tricky to translate 不良 here. This term is just too broad, and it is tough to judge how the author defines 不良. How can I bring this term across without having to add in my own judgement?
I find it pretty tricky to translate 不良 here. This term is just too broad, and it is tough to judge how the author defines 不良. How can I bring this term across without having to add in my own judgement?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | suggestion |
isahuang
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| 4 +2 | ill-intent |
Lu Wang
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| 3 +2 | unscrupulous |
Yongmei Liu
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| 4 +1 | 'deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’ |
Philip Tang
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| 4 | slippery/sly |
Ritchest
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| 4 | in bad faith |
Shang
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| 3 | another try |
jyuan_us
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Proposed translations
+1
17 mins
Chinese term (edited):
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suggestion
中文原文用“不良”这个词，应该就是因为这个词词义广。比方说，不诚实，水平不够，业务不精等都可算作不良。What I could think of here is the word bad for 不良, but "bad" might be too simple a word. Maybe this migth give you some idea.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really appreciate all the suggestions. This is a tough question to grade, and I am giving the points to Tingting because of her explanation.
THANKS again.......... "
+2
21 mins
+2
23 mins
Yongmei Liu
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
United States
ATA Certified & Calif. Court Certified
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
unscrupulous
bad bad people
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Summit
1 hr
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| agree |
Nigel Jones
: I agree with this reply, most of the others are too legally inflammatory and open to possibilities of libel, this is a neutral legal term
1 day 17 hrs
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1 hr
Chinese term (edited):
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slippery/sly
Definition: immoral
Synonyms: arrant, base, casuistic, conscienceless, corrupt, crafty, crooked, deceitful, degraded, degrading, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, exploitative, illegal, improper, knavish, low-down, mercenary, perfidious, petty, questionable, recreant, roguish, ruthless, scandalous, scheming, self-seeking, selfish, shady, shameless, shifty, sinister, slippery, sly, two-faced, unconscientious, unconscionable, underhand, underhanded, unethical, unfair, unprincipled, unscrupulous, unworthy, venal, wicked, wrongful
7 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
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in bad faith
不守信用
1 day 10 hrs
Chinese term (edited):
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another try
Ill-willed, Ill-wished, ill-intentional
+1
1 day 14 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
Native in Chinese
&
English
Works in field
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Chinese term (edited):
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'deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’
I think you need to match '不良' with '误导' to maintain your objectivity.
误导 = misleading, therefore
不良 = ‘deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’
误导 = misleading, therefore
不良 = ‘deceitful’ or ‘mendacious’
Discussion
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