title: [Criticism of "English translation of common terms in Chinese medicine"].
abstract: This paper offers criticism of "English Translation of Common Terms in Chinese Medicine" (2004) by Professor XIE Zhu-fan. Criticisms of specific term choices are listed under the following headings: (1)Poor Term Choices;(2) Poor Grammar and Style; (3) One Term with Multiple Translations (Inconsistency); (4) Multiple Terms with one Translation; (5) Overuse of Pinyin; (6) Overuse of Modern Medical Terms.
authors.affiliation: School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taiwan , China. nigelwiseman@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014177:Translations