信達雅

信达雅
xìndáyǎ
  1. (translation studies) faithful, expressive and elegant (translation principles proposed by Yan Fu)
  2. faithful, expressive and elegant (translation principles proposed by Yan Fu)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 信 xìn
  1. letter
  2. mail
  3. to trust
  4. to believe
  5. to profess faith in
  6. truthful
  7. confidence
  8. trust
  9. at will
  10. at random

classifier: 封
=2 達 Dá surname Da
=2 達 dá
  1. to attain
  2. to reach
  3. to amount to
  4. to communicate
  5. eminent
=2 達 tà
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “coming and going freely; frivolous”)
  2. only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “coming and going freely; frivolous”)
=2 達 tì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) slippery; smooth
  2. slippery; smooth
3 雅 yǎ elegant