A Comparative Study of Metaphorical Translation of Zang-Xiang Terms in Huangdi Neijing from the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: 作为文学语言的核心元素之一，隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，更代表了一种认识世界的方式和思维范式。“取象比类”是中医学的思维特征，《黄帝内经》作为中国传统医学四大经典著作之一，蕴含大量朴素而生动的隐喻。如何正确翻译隐喻，忠实传达原著中的隐喻表达效果，对于文化输出起着举足轻重的作用。鉴于此，该研究以翻译模因论为基础对《黄帝内经》中的隐喻翻译过程进行分析，并对两个译本进行对比研究，以期为隐喻现象的本质和中医文化的传承提供一个独特的视角。As one of the core elements of literary language, metaphor serves not only as a rhetorical device but also as a way of perceiving and conceptualizing the world. The method of analogical thinking through symbolic imagery (qu xiang bi lei) is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese medical thought. Huangdi Neijing, one of the four canonical classics of traditional Chinese medicine, contains a wealth of simple yet vivid metaphors. How these metaphors are translated—and how their rhetorical and conceptual effects are faithfully conveyed—plays a crucial role in the cross-cultural transmission of Chinese medicine. Based on translation meme theory, this study examines the metaphor translation process in the Huangdi Neijing and conducts a comparative analysis of two major English versions, aiming to provide a unique perspective on the nature of metaphor and the preservation of traditional Chinese medical culture.
Source: Modern Linguistics
Author: 雪晴 董
Institution: Qufu Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410944419