<p>You have: 如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了</p>
<p><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9B%A8%E9%9C%96%E9%93%83%C2%B7%E5%AF%92%E8%9D%89%E5%87%84%E5%88%87/10182399?fr=aladdin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This</a> is similar to yours, (maybe yours is a reference??):</p>
<p>念去去⑦，千里烟波，暮霭沉沉楚天阔⑧。<br />
Memories wander, 10000 leagues of mist covered water, (here) dense evening mists (but in) Chu skies are clear<br />
⑦去去：重复“去”字，表示行程遥远。</p>
<p>⑧“暮霭”句：傍晚的云雾笼罩着南天，<br />
muai phrase: evening mists shroud the southern sky,<br />
深厚广阔，<br />
deep and wide,<br />
不知尽头。<br />
seemingly boundless.<br />
暮霭（ǎi）：<br />
muai:<br />
傍晚的云雾。沈沈：即“沉沉”，<br />
evening mists deep deep: namely &quot;(lie) heavy&quot;,<br />
深厚的样子。楚天：指南方楚地的天空。<br />
appearing profound.<br />
楚天：指南方楚地的天空。<br />
Chu sky: refers to the clear skies of the Southern Chu Province</p>

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2021-03-04T09:31:26.687Z
2021-03-04T09:31:26.687Z
Pedroski
<p>Here's the verse in question, the last verse of a Chines language poem:</p>
<p>&quot;如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了&quot;</p>
<p>My current translation:</p>
<p>&quot;If you broaden your horizons, you can learn how to write about vast formations of clouds.&quot;</p>
<p>Is &quot;broaden horizons&quot; a good way to translate &quot;如再宽阔些便可知...&quot;?</p>

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2021-03-04T08:08:36.773Z
Got a bit more of that poem? A link?
Pedroski
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"Broaden your horizons" mostly refers to "开阔眼界" in china. Any more context plz.
Shaw
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Chinese Verse: Is "Broaden One's Horizons" a Translation That Makes Sense?
# Chinese Verse: Is "Broaden One's Horizons" a Translation That Makes Sense?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-04)

Here's the verse in question, the last verse of a Chines language poem:

"如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了"

My current translation:

"If you broaden your horizons, you can learn how to write about vast formations of clouds."

Is "broaden horizons" a good way to translate "如再宽阔些便可知..."?

**Tags:** poetry

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Got a bit more of that poem? A link?  
> **username_2**: "Broaden your horizons" mostly refers to "开阔眼界" in china. Any more context plz.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-04. Score: 1

You have: 如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了

[This](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9B%A8%E9%9C%96%E9%93%83%C2%B7%E5%AF%92%E8%9D%89%E5%87%84%E5%88%87/10182399?fr=aladdin) is similar to yours, (maybe yours is a reference??):

念去去⑦，千里烟波，暮霭沉沉楚天阔⑧。  
Memories wander, 10000 leagues of mist covered water, (here) dense evening mists (but in) Chu skies are clear  
⑦去去：重复“去”字，表示行程遥远。

⑧“暮霭”句：傍晚的云雾笼罩着南天，  
muai phrase: evening mists shroud the southern sky,  
深厚广阔，  
deep and wide,  
不知尽头。  
seemingly boundless.  
暮霭（ǎi）：  
muai:  
傍晚的云雾。沈沈：即“沉沉”，  
evening mists deep deep: namely "(lie) heavy",  
深厚的样子。楚天：指南方楚地的天空。  
appearing profound.  
楚天：指南方楚地的天空。  
Chu sky: refers to the clear skies of the Southern Chu Province


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