Japanese Word Entry
超譯Simplified Japanese form: 超訳
| Kana: | ちょうやく |
| Romaji: | chouyaku |
| Definition: | extremely free translation, free translation that deviates significantly from the original text, free translation that prioritizes readability at the expense of accuracy |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 超 | transcend, super-, ultra-, jump over, leap over, surpass |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄠ (chāo), ㄔㄠˇ (chǎo), ㄔㄠˋ (chào), ㄊㄧㄠˋ (tiào) |
| Cantonese: | ciu1 |
| Japanese: | チョウ (chou) / こ.える (koeru)、 こ.す (kosu) |
| Korean: | 초 (cho) |
| Vietnamese: | siêu |
| 譯 | translate, decode, encode |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄧˋ (yì) |
| Cantonese: | jik6 |
| Japanese: | ヤク (yaku)、 エキ (eki) / わけ (wake) |
| Korean: | 역 (yeog) |
| Vietnamese: | dịch |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 译 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 訳 |