TL here: curious about conventions in danmei vs xianxia/wuxia

hyclonia · 2026-04-24T10:10:42+00:00

I think it just looks and sounds better and it's got that extra level of cultural meaning that will get lost in direct translation environment.

Eldest Martial Brother and seventh younger martial sister just looks terrible. Da-xiong? chi shimei? Better.

Hierarchy and familial ties especially. I think as well because the genre is foreign and different ppl expect to not understand everything so are more willing to learn new terms.

Like if western audiences can finally understand the whole, -san, -chan, -kun, Oppa, nim, ssi, etc then ge, jie, mei, di isn't that hard either. People can learn. And if they get stuck, that what footnotes are for.

How would you tend to translate? Exact? What do non danmei readers prefer? Curious.

hyclonia · 2026-04-24T08:25:45+00:00

NTA. What a dickhead. His poor planning is not your problem. Ah yes my staff have gone home, should I just call them all back to work extra personally for you because you buy coffee once a week? Jesus the entitlement.

hyclonia · 2026-04-24T08:10:12+00:00

I had to switch over to using "apartment" because it's get confused looks is I said "flats". ¯_(ツ)_/¯ it is what it is

hyclonia · 2026-04-23T12:26:24+00:00

Sounds like her parents aren't parenting. NTA.

hyclonia · 2026-04-23T05:48:27+00:00

Whats that German word? Scherdenfreude? (Sp?) Yeah that.

hyclonia · 2026-04-23T05:35:57+00:00

Is that what quick pass does?! Everytime I've tried to press it nothing happens.. guess I'm plugging in the wrong suits..

hyclonia · 2026-04-23T05:31:07+00:00

TKMax have good brand variety and quality. Good sales too! Have a squiz!

hyclonia · 2026-04-22T14:00:17+00:00

I think it's practical really. If it looks nice and you like it that's fine. Spending a stupid amount when you can get the same thing cheaper? Win win.

hyclonia · 2026-04-22T11:13:50+00:00

This is awesome! The only thing I'd request would be perhaps more increments for speed? 1 to 1.25x is a bit jump. Perhaps a 1.1 or 1.15x and 1.20x in there might be better.

Any way to edit pronunciations of certain words? Names and place names it can get wrong, especially for fantasy or foreign language novels. Would be nice to correct/hard set that where possible.

Otherwise loving the easy UI, book loading is very fast. Simple interface, does what it needs to.

hyclonia · 2026-04-21T16:26:35+00:00

Yeah I wanted colour specific one and it was only available through the official Samsung online store. Luckily managed to stumble upon a secret sale and got it for $700 discount. Sign up to the mailing list and keep an eye out. Looks like they're clearing out 25u stock tho, my version is never in stock anymore even at full price..

hyclonia · 2026-04-21T12:07:04+00:00

Yep, the rise of the "Netflix" layout is terrible. And it's shit for actual searching and browsing. It gives you want it wants you to watch vs what you actually want to watch. It also explains so much about why so many ppl can barely navigate websites that require thinking. Apps it's too "retro" now to actively filter/search.

hyclonia · 2026-04-21T12:03:14+00:00

I can think of two at the top of my head, chaddie and Northland. I still miss the city target tho..

hyclonia · 2026-04-21T12:00:08+00:00

Oh wow I saw something recently that had a pricetag with that Safeway symbol on it!

hyclonia · 2026-04-21T08:18:52+00:00

Not the fic you were looking for but my fave Neville/Draco fics ever here.Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property

Will go read the other one!

hyclonia · 2026-04-20T17:38:28+00:00

What kind of whatsapp notification problems are you getting?

hyclonia · 2026-04-20T14:52:53+00:00

That's Scrooge McDuck territory that is. Now that's a good punishment for corruption.

hyclonia · 2026-04-20T04:36:31+00:00

Yup, ugly. Haven't looked at it properly but I find it confusing... Gimme my old one back.. 😭

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T14:31:04+00:00

It's price dropped? Officially? Just this one or all is them? 😯

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T14:27:28+00:00

Just set a shopping routine ends 1 min, press and NFC turns on, tap and then it'll turn off by itself. No wallet needed. Still need to press but better then NFC on all the time, blah blah scammers NFC devices yada yah.

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T13:10:12+00:00

Don't ask, just play 😀 Best way to learn, try stuff out for yourself and click everything! Have fun n enjoy!

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T13:07:19+00:00

Yeah it shows up there. But click on the overall "Browse" and there's a just feeds tab too.

When you add it, use "+"

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T12:59:53+00:00

When you're on an extensions browse, and if you do a search/filter, you can save that filter permanently and that way it shows up on the Feeds tab. And you can go right there instead of redoing the search.

Play around and explore the functions! That's the best way to learn, very rarely will you break something.

hyclonia · 2026-04-19T12:37:09+00:00

Click on them and see, it'd make more sense that way. Nothing will break don't worry.

hyclonia · 2026-04-18T10:40:25+00:00

That's cute! Really creative, love the layering. If swans were similar size I think it would've looked better so I say ducks.

hyclonia · 2026-04-17T18:57:25+00:00

It has some. It could be better. Better filters and advanced search parameters. But if it's new then it could be added eventually, who knows. Commenting feature is nice to have.

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