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:IMHO article titles should be based on whatever the breed is primarily called within the series itself. Speculative "back-translations" to Chinese would be especially problematic-- a.) each individual English word may have multiple possibilities (frex cf. [http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/404-battle-of-chibired-cliff/page__view__findpost__p__3095965 this discussion of shades of red]); and b.) the English phrase might not be literal ("Scarlet Flower" might be a poetic rendition of "Peony"). I'm also wondering whether NN really thought about these elaborate breed descriptions wrt choosing a single character to fit into the middle of a three-part name like the ones we've already seen, or whether their names just end up with four parts or more. --[[User:Wombat1138|Wombat1138]] 19:24, 11 August 2010 (PDT) | :IMHO article titles should be based on whatever the breed is primarily called within the series itself. Speculative "back-translations" to Chinese would be especially problematic-- a.) each individual English word may have multiple possibilities (frex cf. [http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/404-battle-of-chibired-cliff/page__view__findpost__p__3095965 this discussion of shades of red]); and b.) the English phrase might not be literal ("Scarlet Flower" might be a poetic rendition of "Peony"). I'm also wondering whether NN really thought about these elaborate breed descriptions wrt choosing a single character to fit into the middle of a three-part name like the ones we've already seen, or whether their names just end up with four parts or more. --[[User:Wombat1138|Wombat1138]] 19:24, 11 August 2010 (PDT) | ||
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