<p>Carl Jung was Swiss German. Jung is pronounced /jʊŋ/ (IPA), so I'd say 荣格 is pretty close, and a perfectly acceptable transliteration. </p>

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2017-07-28T20:47:30.563Z
The Chinese r- sound does not sound like /j/ at all to me -_-
Stumpy Joe Pete
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monalisa
<p>荣格 is sounded like rongger.I think it is just try to seperate from the transkation of zhang which is translated as 张 in chinese</p>

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J.Wang
<p>I feel like this might be another “Holmes”-type translation.</p>

<p>How did “Jung” as in Carl Gustav Jung get translated as 荣格?</p>

<p>I can’t hear the transliteration at all, myself.</p>

<p>How did it turn out to be translated this way?</p>

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Why is “Jung” translated 荣格?
# Why is “Jung” translated 荣格?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-28)

I feel like this might be another “Holmes”-type translation.

How did “Jung” as in Carl Gustav Jung get translated as 荣格?

I can’t hear the transliteration at all, myself.

How did it turn out to be translated this way?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-07-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Carl Jung was Swiss German. Jung is pronounced /jʊŋ/ (IPA), so I'd say 荣格 is pretty close, and a perfectly acceptable transliteration.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The Chinese r- sound does not sound like /j/ at all to me -_-  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-28. Score: 0

荣格 is sounded like rongger.I think it is just try to seperate from the transkation of zhang which is translated as 张 in chinese


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