Please translate phrase

[TootTaLu]

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"

 

Can this be translated to Chinese?

 

Is there an equivilent Chinese idiom?

[david_dawei]

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[griz326]

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Thank you David...

 

It is an expression that I commonly use because of my Irish grandmother. It will be good to share it with my gal.

[TootTaLu]

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OK,what is the literal translation?

 

Is the above an "Chinese Idiom".

 

 

 

"People in hell want ice water" (I think that a bit harsh).

 

 

 

"Gas,Grass,Cash or Ass,nobody rides for free".

 

 

"You can wish in one hand and XXXX in the other,see which one fills up faster".

 

"Don't ever sell your soul for a mess of spirit".

[Yuanyang]

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OK,what is the literal translation?

 

Is the above an "Chinese Idiom".

 

 

 

"People in hell want ice water" (I think that a bit harsh).

 

 

 

"Gas,Grass,Cash or Ass,nobody rides for free".

 

 

"You can wish in one hand and XXXX in the other,see which one fills up faster".

 

"Don't ever sell your soul for a mess of spirit".

Just curious... you're talking to your SO about ???

[david_dawei]

I'm wondering why he doesn't ask his wife to translate B)

 

What I provided is a chinese proverb/idiom...

 

I would say with many chinese sayings, you often don't want the literal translation but the meaning...

 

but a literal translation might be something like:

good intentions also might change into donkey livers [and] lungs

 

But the meaning would be more like:

Good intentions also become evil intent

 

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I think a chinese for your original would go as:

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And I find one saying in Taiwan:

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Since you want literal meaning, I'll give that and you can figure out the intended meaning:

Beneath the chicken is no egg, seize alot of chicken shit

 

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I'm sure someone else can translate or write out this better...