三美 (sān měi) — three beauties / three excellences (a named concept in aesthetics, policy, or planning)
Definition
A fixed term referring to Xu Yuanchong's translation theory: 意美 (beauty in meaning), 音美 (beauty in sound), and 形美 (beauty in form). It is also used more broadly to denote a "three-beauties" framework in aesthetics or planning.
noun
three beauties / three excellences (a named concept in aesthetics, policy, or planning)
Examples
- 渊三美。Xǔ yuān chōng xiān sheng tí chū le fān yì de sān měi lǐ lùn.Mr. Xu Yuanchong proposed the 'three beauties' theory of translation.
- 三美。Zhè ge chéng shì zhèng zài tuī xíng sān měi jiàn shè jì huà.This city is implementing a 'three beauties' construction plan.
- 三美、、。sān měi Zhǐ de shì yì měi, yīn měi, xíng měi.The 'three beauties' refer to beauty in meaning, sound, and form.
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