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Asked by Jessica from china | Nov. 04, 2013 22:55
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How shoud I translate 玉门关 and 阳关 into English?Yumen Pass ,Jade Gate or Yumen Guan?Yang Pass,Sun Gate or Yang Guan?

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Answered by Semma | Nov. 06, 2013 03:07
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玉门关 Yumenguan Pass
阳关 Yangguan Pass
This is the way translated by TravelChinaGuide.
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Answered by Jessica | Nov. 06, 2013 03:42
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But,关(guan) means gate or pass in chinese. Is that repetition?
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Answered by Luna | Dec. 03, 2013 00:14
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Maybe that is kinda professional translation, but you can also just say: Yumenguan and Yangguan.
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