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My grandfather has a calligraph by famous artist Zheng Banqiao:難得糊塗. which is at the possession of my uncle.

Subject: Can you tell me how to translate "難得糊塗“ to English?Thank you.



wendylanlan (Wendy)
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2003-11-10 06:43 AM #1
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enjoy the state of mind of silliness

What do you think?

2003-11-10 09:12 AM #2
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2003-11-10 11:21 AM #3
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Hello. I found this translation on the web. Hope it is useful

ignorance is bliss

2003-11-10 12:57 PM #4
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A handbook of Chinese collocations says,
難得糊塗---only on very occasions has he played the fool.
(implying) he has always been clear-headed, sharp as a needle, with his wits about him, etc.

2003-11-10 02:57 PM #5
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My attitude:

It's had to be a man who is a wisdom that known everything but looks like a fool that known nothing.

2003-11-10 02:58 PM #6
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Your translation means "大智若愚"

2003-11-10 08:51 PM #7
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I think Longnian's translation makes good sense.
It's a famous quote by "zheng banqiao", means sometimes unawareness and ignorance of some facts could be relief and luck. For example, I always advise my father to refrain from making inquiry about the prices of the commodities my mother bought so as to avoid any disputes because the high price might upset my dad.


2003-11-11 01:11 AM #8
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a fool's paradise

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/138800.html

2007-7-20 09:00 PM #9
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2007-7-21 01:34 AM #10
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2007-7-21 04:36 AM #11
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QUOTE:Originally posted by onlooker759 at 2007-7-21 04:36
Ignorance is bliss. Because of the presence of "難得", I like to suggest a variation:

Ignorance is sometimes bliss.

Or: Bliss is it to be a fool once in a while.

2007-7-21 09:24 AM #12
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struggle to live betwween the social convention (社會風氣是這樣翻嗎?)and personal belief
難得糊塗好象是指社會風氣不好,你不能去改變它去糾正它隻能視而不見聽之任之,這對於正義耿直的人很難,是嗎?

2007-7-21 11:39 AM #13
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Status Offline 難得糊塗在千搜詞霸中的釋意:
指人在該裝糊塗的時候難得糊塗。

2007-7-21 01:18 PM #14
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QUOTE:Originally posted by rovi297 at 2007-7-21 12:18 AM
難得糊塗在千搜詞霸中的釋意:
指人在該裝糊塗的時候難得糊塗。 How about "I wish I were smart enough to play dumb"?

2007-7-21 01:21 PM #15
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Yes, I think it is good.

Ignorance is bliss -----it virtually has conveyed the idea that 難得糊塗wants to tell.

難得 = it is inconceivably hard to be / have

糊塗 = dumb, dopey, fool, ignorant