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  • Title: [Lexical gap and translation of traditional Chinese medical terms].
    Author: Li JM.
    Journal: Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi; 2007 Mar; 27(3):272-3. PubMed ID: 17432697.
    Abstract:
    The phenomenon of lexical gap, a commonly encountered problem in cross-cultural communication, often causes trouble to translation in cross-cultural communication. The author analyzes the phenomenon of lexical gap in the English translation of traditional Chinese medical terms from the viewpoint of TCM culture, and puts forward the principles for their translation, that is, equivalence translation, equivalence in meaning translation and transliteration.
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