Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
"~{3i566OK.K.8|Aw~}"
English translation:
"to reach the unreachable star"
Added to glossary by
Chinoise
Jul 26, 2002 00:53
21 yrs ago
Chinese term
"~{3i566OK.K.8|Aw~}"
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
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jerryk (X)
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to reach the unreachable star
Literally, it seems, "to hold back the flow of a crushing torrent of water with the edge of a knife". Astonishing expression.
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Note added at 2002-07-26 16:03:55 (GMT) Post-grading
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I should point out, if you were unaware of this, that this is a line in the song \"to dream to impossible dream\" from the musical \"man of la mancha\", about Don Quixote.
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Note added at 2002-07-26 16:03:55 (GMT) Post-grading
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I should point out, if you were unaware of this, that this is a line in the song \"to dream to impossible dream\" from the musical \"man of la mancha\", about Don Quixote.
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Comment: "Do you know it's cited from the poem written by Li Bai of Tang Dynasty? However, I really enjoy your translation.
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