Cobie

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  1. Yippee. Thank you very much!
  2. translating

    嚴復 Yán Fù’s three facets of translation: 信 xìn - true to the meaning 達 dá - easy to understand 雅 yǎ - preserves the style of the original ~~~ Re 雅 also see https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/53632-ch-3-a-totalitarian-dark-place/?do=findComment&comment=983161
  3. please ignore

    Catchy title! I just had to look.
  4. translating

    @silent thunder I don’t see the connection?
  5. Dao De Jing Chapter 11 fresh translation

    Welcome to the forum. I am going to post my own translations as soon as I get the PPD I requested. : )
  6. I would like one too please, a PPD.
  7. I am New here

    Hi Mango
  8. Suicide?

    When younger, I decided to sit still till enlightenment. Result, my toe turned black due to a blood clot. Fortunately I then stopped, went to the GP and lived to tell the tale, lol.
  9. Just joined and want to say, hello.....

    @Cleansox ???
  10. Checking In

    @HouseontheBorderland Sounds great. Enjoy
  11. Pronunciation Classical Chinese?

    @ilumairen Thank you very much for the information, much appreciated. I have now registered with the Original Dao.
  12. Pronunciation Classical Chinese?

    Thanks for the answer. Please ignore the pm, I got ninjad.
  13. Pronunciation Classical Chinese?

    @wandelaar I just joined and am looking for such a thread as well. I wonder did you find one? If so I would like to hear about it.
  14. Checking In

    Lol, that’s exactly what happened to me too.
  15. Just joined and want to say, hello.....

    Hi @Tombajo I am interested in this, because I am translating the DaXue and the ZhongYong. So how do you get around this problem?
  16. New Member

    Hi @TaoistNoodle I am happy no longer to be the newest new member, lol. I have no knowledge re your topic.
  17. Hi, your username drew my attention, because I am currently translating the 中庸 . 

  18. Zzz - my intro

    Thank you @thelerner for your welcoming, 😊 and for the info, I will keep it in mind.