20th Century Chinese Slang Dictionary

Author: Yuan Nansheng, Zheng Kaichun
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Publish Date: 2004-02-20
Features: The changes in social language are particularly rich, and each word has its specific historical context, making it impossible to "translate" by merely looking at the words. This poses many "troubles" for reading and translating 20th-century social and historical documents. Based on this, the compilers delve into history, "rummaging through boxes and drawers," collecting over 10,000 social idioms and specialized terms from vast old newspapers and historical documents. They are categorized into thirteen groups, strictly adhering to the original translation and expression to preserve the historical traces. This book lists only the Chinese and English expressions of the term names without providing definitions. The words are collected against the background of ordinary and common public reading materials, with a focus on political terminology, and does not include specialized academic concepts.