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Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: Tao Te Ching
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On Tuesday 20 July 2004 23:38, Jorge Llamb=EDas wrote:
> --- Steve Mitchell wrote:
> > The best translation for the word "tao" is "way".  The way that you can
> > say is not the eternal way.  I could be wrong, but I do not think the
> > word "rinka" represents the proper translation of the word "tao".
>
> If I recall correctly, people have used {lo tadji}, {lo dadjo} and
> {lo dargu} before. {dadjo} even looks like a mix of {dargu} and {tadji}.
>

=46rom what I've read, translating "Tao" and "Te" often leads to confusion =
due=20
to cultural differences and, more importantly, due to the inability to=20
directly translate them. This may be why most translations just use=20
"Tao" (however they do translate "Te" for whatever reason).

I've seen a translations of the title to "The [Path|Way] to Power" which ma=
kes=20
little to no sense after reading the book. "The [Path|Way] to Virtue" makes=
=20
more sense, but its meaning is still off. Not to mention the=20
Chinese->English->Lojban just reaks of information loss, to me.

{dajrtao}, {dajrdao}, and, in some cases, {taos} would probably make more=20
sense. ({dajrte} and {dajrde} for Te, of course.)

=2D-=20
Christopher Hornbaker          =20
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