Resources for the /r/Zen Translator

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Google Translate

Google Translate -- link -- An online translation tool useful for translating modern-standard Chinese texts, especially webpages, into English. Overwhelmingly disastorous at translating Literary Chinese.

#Languages #Translation Service #Language Translation 501 social mentions

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ChatGPT

ChatGPT -- link -- An AI language model that can translate large sections of Zen texts with high-fidelity, can answer questions about its translation decisions, can offer alternative translations, and provide additional information regarding cultural touchstones that may appear in the text. Limitations noticed include that it can gloss over Zen-specific allusions, mangle person and place names, as well as misrepresent the grammatical patterns that are present in a text. Familiarity with grammatical patterns, comparing alternative translations, as well as spot-checking will allow for higher quality translations.

#Chatbot Platforms & Tools #Writing Tools #AI Writing 803 social mentions

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Baidu Baike

Baidu Baike -- link -- A Chinese-language equivalent to Wikipedia. Useful for pursuing in-depth information on content relating to specific mythological, historical, and literary allusions that may not be as readily available in the English-speaking web.

#Content Collaboration #Wikis And Discussion Spaces #Note Taking 10 social mentions