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Category: Ramblings
An Introduction to Omegaverse
An ode to translating faster and its inconsistencies
Translating seems straightforward enough, sit down and pound away at a keyboard, produce a masterpiece a few seconds later. Voila?! But wait, here’s real life examples of difficult it can be to consolidate translation styles when one goes hard and fast.
Pure love for reading the native language of danmei!
Chinese grammar is ” PERSON -> TIME -> ACTION ” For example: I today go 我今天去 I tomorrow go 我明天去 I 3pm go 我三点去 Vocabulary 我 (wǒ) = I 去 (qù) = go 今天 (jīntiān) = today 明天 (míngtiān) = tomorrow 三 (sān) = three 点 (diǎn) = o’clock (depending on the […]
What is danmei?
Danmei is a genre that is written by, consumed by and targeted for a female audience. The term itself means “indulgence in beauty” and symbolizes the (over)romanticizing of male-male relationships sometimes to the point aesthetics overcome the importance of plot and character development.