Monday, September 19, 2005

"Exotic Atmosphere"


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I really hope this was just a photo error, but I doubt it. If they are done correctly, 異國情調 would mean "exotic atmosphere".


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5 comments:

  1. Hong MaSeptember 20, 2005 at 6:22 AM

    Ha! That would certainly be an exceedingly polite and obtuse way of describing something best left unmentioned... (-_-)

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2005 at 5:29 AM

    異國=different country

    so it means
    passion(?) of different country
    (foreign passion??)

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  3. Mark S.September 22, 2005 at 12:06 AM

    Anonymous:

    If broken into its parts, "yìguó qíngdiào" (異國情調) would mean "foreign country" and "mood". But, as a whole, "exotic atmosphere" is indeed the correct translation.

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  4. qrasySeptember 22, 2005 at 4:03 AM

    hm... may be my definition of "exotic" is not very good? I thought of 異乎尋常?

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  5. haihaolaSeptember 26, 2005 at 10:36 AM

    Where I come from (Southern China), it's more natural to say 異國風情. Is 異國情調 supposed to be more commonly used in Taiwan or Hong Kong?

    Thanks!

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