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| Processed by: | richwarm (2015-03-28 20:55:10 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 53924 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> 1) ii 2) "blind influx" is Chinglish, isn't it? 3) NC uses that term (blind influx), but (a) includes an explanation (b) has a grammatical error in its def ~ "person who enter ..." 1. blind influx [referring to labourers aimlessly flowing from the countryside to the cities] 2. blind migrant [person who enter large cities at his or her own choice] 3. wandering migrants; tramps Comments: a) NC seems to be saying that 盲流 refers to both the flow of people and to the individuals themselves b) Never hears of "blind migrant" used in that sense -- sounds like a vision-impaired migrant c) "aimlessly" -- aren't they aiming to find work and a better life? 4) LA suggests the term is out of date (舊指 ...) 1. 舊指從農村或落後地區盲目流入城市或發達地區的人。 2. 盲目流入的。 例 「盲流人口」。 NA says 盲流人口 = people who have blindly drifted from rural to urban areas; floating population 5) Wp's explanation doesn't make it sound "aimless" ~ 盲流...指中國大陸農村遷徙和流動進入城市的人口。農村人口流入城市他們目的地是進大、中城市特別是東南沿海地區（特別是廣東），多從事建築業、服務業，或成為其他生產行業的產業工人。農村人口流入城市的原因有失業、避災、城鄉生活水平差距大、政府政策偏向城市等等。 6) OCD says the term, when it refers to the phenomenon, is out of date, but apparently it can still be used in NC's sense #3. 7) NA (similar to NC as usual): 1. blind influx (mainly referring to labourers aimlessly flowing from rural areas or small towns into large cities) 盲流人口 people who have blindly drifted from rural to urban areas; floating population 2. person who has blindly migrated to urban areas; migrant 8) K ~ 盲流 mángliú [ n ] ◊ blind flow (mostly of rural people into the cities, or such person) ◊ drifters 9) "unchecked flow of population (from the countryside to the cities) (A Modern CE Dict - FLTRP) |
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- 盲流 盲流 [mang2 liu2] /blind influx/country-to-city migrant without definite prospects/ # + 盲流 盲流 [mang2 liu2] /(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities/migrant from a small town or rural area/drifter/ + 盲流 盲流 [mang2 liu2] /(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities/rural migrant without definite prospects/drifter/ |