不甚过

English translation: suggestion

16:50 Nov 18, 2004
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - History / Qing period
Chinese term or phrase: 不甚过
盖北海 风致 不甚过矣

盖Beihai wind 不甚过矣。

I do not understand nor "gai" nor "不甚"
Malgorzata Souffez
Poland
Local time: 03:24
English translation:suggestion
Explanation:
according to the context, the poet narrates that he visited 帱函有道先生and in 先生's place then drink and compose poems for several days, then he says, "perhaps the beautiful scenery of Beihai could not exceed here (娄水)by much". I guess the poet is from Beihai, and for a short period he stays in Loushui; but to him, Loushui is almost as beautiful as Beihai. To a hermit and poet, wine and poetry makes anywhere home. --maybe
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5FYI
jyuan_us
5not really
Lys Nguyen
4 +1suggestion
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不甚过
FYI


Explanation:
盖=皆,都

all because of...
不甚=不很=NOT VERY.



jyuan_us
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不甚过
not really


Explanation:
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Lys Nguyen
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
不甚过
suggestion


Explanation:
according to the context, the poet narrates that he visited 帱函有道先生and in 先生's place then drink and compose poems for several days, then he says, "perhaps the beautiful scenery of Beihai could not exceed here (娄水)by much". I guess the poet is from Beihai, and for a short period he stays in Loushui; but to him, Loushui is almost as beautiful as Beihai. To a hermit and poet, wine and poetry makes anywhere home. --maybe

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agree  jyuan_us: 南大+哈佛=不错.
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