Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
十年一剑 百炼成钢
English英语 translation:
Ten Years for A Great Sword; Hundred Strokes for Harden Steel.
Added to glossary by
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Jul 4, 2005 03:26
18 yrs ago
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Chinese汉语 term
Native Mandarin Speaker,11 years,Trados
Native in: Chinese汉语 
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十年一剑 百炼成钢
Chinese汉语译成English英语
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in either English or Chinese please.
也是一片企业介绍的标题。谢谢。
Proposed translations
(English英语)
| 3 +1 | Just a suggestion |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 4 | Time brings superiority. |
Zhijun JIANG
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| 4 | Suggestion |
Denyce Seow
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| 4 | Time devotion turns ore into steel |
Philip Tang
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Proposed translations
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12分钟
Chinese汉语 term (edited):
ʮ��һ�� ����ɸ�
Selected
Just a suggestion
It takes ten years to make a sword.
It takes (a) hundred strokes to harden steel.
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Note added at 39 mins (2005-07-04 04:06:47 GMT)
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Ten Years for A Great Sword
Hundred Strokes for Harden Steel
It takes (a) hundred strokes to harden steel.
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Note added at 39 mins (2005-07-04 04:06:47 GMT)
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Ten Years for A Great Sword
Hundred Strokes for Harden Steel
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I choose this one with the original meaning then snice it is also easy to understand. Thank you Wenjer."
2小时
Zhijun JIANG
Native in Chinese汉语
Elegance with a sense of urgency
Native in: Chinese汉语 
Works in: English英语译成Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语
Chinese汉语 term (edited):
ʮ��һ�� ����ɸ�
Time brings superiority.
Time brings superiority.
Reference:
17小时
Denyce Seow
新加坡
新加坡
Native in English英语
新加坡
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English英语 (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK)
Works in: Chinese汉语译成English英语
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Chinese汉语 term (edited):
ʮ��һ�� ����ɸ�
Suggestion
You might like to consider these proverb: "Good wine takes time" or "Good things take time".
If this English version is for the non-Chinese audience, I guess the use of "sword" might sound a little unfamiliar to them. We have to be a little flexible in this case.
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Note added at 17 hrs 16 mins (2005-07-04 20:43:45 GMT)
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Correction: \"these proverbs\"
If this English version is for the non-Chinese audience, I guess the use of "sword" might sound a little unfamiliar to them. We have to be a little flexible in this case.
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Note added at 17 hrs 16 mins (2005-07-04 20:43:45 GMT)
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Correction: \"these proverbs\"
18小时
Philip Tang
中国大陆
中国大陆
Native in Chinese汉语
&
English英语
Works in field
中国大陆
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English英语 , Chinese汉语
Works in: Chinese汉语, Chinese汉语译成English英语, English英语译成Chinese汉语
Related KudoZ points
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4
Chinese汉语 term (edited):
ʮ��һ�� ����ɸ�
Time devotion turns ore into steel
Time devotion turns ore into steel.
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