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Jiun Sheng explained <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> researcher why he used meaning replacement <strong>to</strong> translate<br />

Chinese idioms.<br />

I was interested in studying Chinese literature since I was a junior high school<br />

student. I had learned and memorized hundreds <strong>of</strong> Chinese idioms in my<br />

mind. It is my routine <strong>to</strong> ponder in Chinese idioms and answer <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs’<br />

doubts with <strong>the</strong> philosophies in <strong>the</strong> idioms.<br />

Jian Guo Huang<br />

Jian Guo talked about meaning replacement only in his first interview. He<br />

perceived that resorting <strong>to</strong> meaning replacement might not be a perfect way <strong>to</strong><br />

express <strong>the</strong> difficult intended meanings. Additionally, Jian Guo also perceived<br />

meaning replacement was like “Slang” as Jian Guo felt:<br />

I believed although I could not express as clear as using an accurate word, it<br />

at least made <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs know what I meant. For example, I would replace<br />

“Highball Glass” and “Whiskey Glass (Straight Glass)” with “Glass,” which<br />

were known as daily-life articles. From a view <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession, facilitated words<br />

could be indistinct and confusing. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, meaning replacement<br />

was like “Slang.” They all were easier, understandable and lower level<br />

English. The difference was slang seemed <strong>to</strong> be clearer.<br />

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Jian Guo talked about when <strong>the</strong> replacement strategy would be applied more

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