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博大精深

English translation: Vastly rich/(erudite) and highly esoteric

12:40 Oct 31, 2005
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Chinese term or phrase: 博大精深
中华文化5000年，博大精深. Answers other than in-depth, profound?
kschong
English translation:Vastly rich/(erudite) and highly esoteric
Explanation:
Summerizing from all suggested terms,
博大:
I feel 'rich' is a good and common word to describe 'culture'
精深:
Esoteric is a good word to describe some knowledge that are not
easily understood by layman or commoners.

So 博大精深 can be
Vastly Rich(Erudite) and Highly Esoteric.
Selected response from:

Philip Tang
China
Local time: 04:43
Grading comment
Agree too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2extensive, rich, magnificent, cultured, refined
Gary Key
4 +1extensive,prolific,consummate and esoteric
Angus Woo
3 +1broad and profound
Ritchest
4wide-ranging and profound
Shang
4Vastly rich/(erudite) and highly esoteric
Philip Tang
4comprehensive and insightful
Nai-Ching Ting
3broad and deep; extensive and comprehensive
chica nueva
3FYI
Last Hermit


  

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
博大精深
extensive, rich, magnificent, cultured, refined


Explanation:
extensive, rich, magnificent, cultured, refined

also cultured


Gary Key
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:43
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PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Tang: entensively rich and refined?
13 hrs
  -> Thanks ! ( I think only two words should be used for the above)
agree  IChun Lin: Good choice of words
1 day 10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
博大精深
broad and profound


Explanation:
broad and profound


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=zh-CN&q=broad+and+profound&b...
Ritchest
Local time: 04:43
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Tang
13 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
博大精深
wide-ranging and profound


Explanation:
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Shang
China
Local time: 04:43
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PRO pts in category: 12
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
博大精深
broad and deep; extensive and comprehensive


Explanation:
博大精深 = have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
博大 = broad; extensive
精深 = profound eg 精深的理论 a comprehensive and profound theory
(外研社:汉英词典)

博大 = 宽广;丰富(多用于抽象事物) eg 他的学问博大而精神.
精深 = (学问或理论)精密深奥 eg 博大精深
(现代汉语词典)

精密 = precise; accurate
深奥 = abstruse; profound; recondite
(外研社:汉英词典)


chica nueva
Local time: 08:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
博大精深
extensive,prolific,consummate and esoteric


Explanation:
【博大精深】谓理论、学识、思想、作品等广博丰富，深奥精微。多用于抽象事物。 清 王士禛 《分甘余话》卷上：“﹝ 李紱 ﹞‘五經’文二三場皆刻程文，悉博大精深，殆有萬夫之禀。” 王棻 《答王子裳书》：“國朝學派，遠勝前代，故其詩文博大精深，無體不備。” 秦牧 《蜜蜂的赞美》：“不广泛地吸收，是谈不到博大精深的。”

Angus Woo
Local time: 04:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Tang
3 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
博大精深
Vastly rich/(erudite) and highly esoteric


Explanation:
Summerizing from all suggested terms,
博大:
I feel 'rich' is a good and common word to describe 'culture'
精深:
Esoteric is a good word to describe some knowledge that are not
easily understood by layman or commoners.

So 博大精深 can be
Vastly Rich(Erudite) and Highly Esoteric.


Philip Tang
China
Local time: 04:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 31
Grading comment
Agree too.
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
博大精深
FYI


Explanation:
immensively/vastly/magnificently/strikingly rich and complicated

Last Hermit
Local time: 04:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 34
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
博大精深
comprehensive and insightful


Explanation:
comprehensive and insightful

Nai-Ching Ting
Local time: 15:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 63
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