Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
窃司令
English translation:
I, the Commanding Officer, ...
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855649 (X)
May 20, 2008 03:30
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
窃司令
Chinese to English
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History
窃司令于上年八月十五日由武昌赴沪，因念上海属东南
要区.
What's the translation for 窃司令 ?
要区.
What's the translation for 窃司令 ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | I, the Commanding Officer, ... |
855649 (X)
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| 4 +1 | I, as the commander |
Duobing Chen
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May 21, 2008 03:55: 855649 (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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I, the Commanding Officer, ...
窃 = pr. 〈humb.〉 I | ∼ yǐwéi in my humble opinion
司令 = * commander ; commanding officer
I, the Commanding Officer, ...
I, acting as Commanding Officer, ...
I, as the Commanding Officer, ....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-20 06:16:00 GMT)
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Angus: , 竊 窃 qiè I beg to presume; steal
[1] [v] steal; burglarise [2] [n] thief; burglar [3] [v] usurp [4] stealthy [5] a self-derogatory way of saying "I"
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2773/
司令 = * commander ; commanding officer
I, the Commanding Officer, ...
I, acting as Commanding Officer, ...
I, as the Commanding Officer, ....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-20 06:16:00 GMT)
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Angus: , 竊 窃 qiè I beg to presume; steal
[1] [v] steal; burglarise [2] [n] thief; burglar [3] [v] usurp [4] stealthy [5] a self-derogatory way of saying "I"
http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2773/
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Duobing Chen
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I, as the commander
窃是个虚词，表谦虚。
Peer comment(s):
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Angus Peacock
: can you give me a reference for your explanation. 窃 normally refers to theft / usurpery. Is this old formal Chinese as opposed to modern Chinese?
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| agree |
chica nueva
: 窃 = (formal hum) (referring to one's views) my eg 窃以为 in my humble opinion; I presume ;<书>谦指自己(意见) eg 窃谓 I believe;窃以为不可.;旧谦辞 a humble term of calling oneself in early times (外研社;汉英词典;现代汉语词典;新华字典)
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