Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
洗脚城
English translation:
pedicure club/foot spa/podiatric care and rejuvenation center/happy house/bath house
Added to glossary by
Wilman
Jul 27, 2008 20:04
15 yrs ago
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Chinese term
洗脚城
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他把那个洗脚城啊，定为接待中央级干部和省部级干部的定点单位。
Is there a proper English translation for 洗脚城? Can I translate it into 'brothel' or 'nightclub'? Thanks.
Is there a proper English translation for 洗脚城? Can I translate it into 'brothel' or 'nightclub'? Thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +5 | pedicure club |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 4 +2 | podiatric care and rejuvenation center |
QUOI
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| 5 | Bath house |
billychang
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| 4 | foot massage house/parlor |
wingedvampire
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| 3 +1 | happy house |
Ritchest
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
pedicure club
These could be what you are looking for.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-27 21:12:56 GMT)
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Or maybe other alternatives: spa pedicure club and feet spa club.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-27 21:13:41 GMT)
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Anyway, they are not brothels or nightclubs.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-27 21:12:56 GMT)
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Or maybe other alternatives: spa pedicure club and feet spa club.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-07-27 21:13:41 GMT)
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Anyway, they are not brothels or nightclubs.
Peer comment(s):
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Julia Zou
2 hrs
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Thanks.
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Michael Lickorish
: Certainly a pedicure club/foot spa in name.
3 hrs
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Thanks.
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Jason Young
: foot spa (without "club")
5 hrs
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Thanks.
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orientalhorizon
10 hrs
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Thanks.
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LoyalTrans
1 day 12 hrs
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Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all. I like all the answers suggested. Since I don't have too much liberty in playing with words in this project, I think foot spa is the safest answer as some of you have suggested. "
3 hrs
billychang
Native in Chinese
&
English
Translate tradition & simplified Chinese
Native in: English 
, Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
Related KudoZ points
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53
Bath house
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Reference:
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2008-04/09/content_7943249.htm
7 hrs
wingedvampire
Native in Chinese
years of experience in commercial bank
Native in: Chinese
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English
Related KudoZ points
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2
foot massage house/parlor
洗脚城主要是按摩，单做趾甲护理的似乎很少。
+2
10 hrs
podiatric care and rejuvenation center
领导人去的地方，要好听才好，最好与医疗保健养沾点边，这样就更名正言顺了。
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: I totally agree with your argument. 毕竟有道是“外头彩旗飘飘，家中红旗不倒。”// Yeah, right. It could be 50 stars and striped, instead of five yellow stars on red.
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谢谢。只要旗子不倒，颜色无所谓。
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Ritchest
: 不过译成英文是要给非大陆华人看
2 hrs
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谢谢。 “day spa”是什么？“三温暖”又是什么？不管起啥名字，不管黑人黄人白人，好这口的人自然知道，。
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12 hrs
happy house
现在许多干部多说“happy house"/快活城， 外国人看了更明白 ！！！
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: Sounds like a "gentleman's club."
2 hrs
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