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  <p>你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I'd say the grammar of your sentence is correct. It's another point as to whether your analogy, beauty to sun; wisdom to owl, is good or not.  I can get wisdom to owl, and I have the difficulties to imagine beauty to sun. You might put some explanation for it in your text I think.</p>

<p>美如日月，睿智如鹰 might sound better.</p>

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grammatically correct or not, it is awfully phrased Chinese sentence.
Tang Ho
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dan
<p>i would suggest:</p>

<p>其妍也﹒如冬之日﹒和煦可人</p>

<p>其智也﹒若夜之鴞﹒慎默覃思</p>

<p>here's a brief explanation:</p>

<p>his/her's beauty (妍), is like (如) the winter sun (冬之日), warm (和煦) &amp; pleasant (可人)</p>

<p>his/her's wisdom (智), is like (若) an owl (夜鴞), think (覃思) carefully (慎) and silently (默)</p>

<p>如冬之日 do not indicate the sun itself, it implied the sunshine in winter.</p>

<p>then, 鴞 is one of the name used in ancient time for owl.</p>

<p>have fun :)</p>

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Thank you for your great suggestions!  

_(I initially used "鴞", but some translators didn't properly recognize it.)_
HeadOfJarg
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When writing this on paper, should the hanzi be ordered top to bottom, left to right? Should each section before a small full stop (﹒) be written in a new column, or each row in a new column?
HeadOfJarg
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personally, i write chinese vertically, without punctuation. so, it's yes, top to bottom, left to right. about full stop and / or comma, it's up to you. the above suggestion should be in two column :)
水巷孑蠻
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水巷孑蠻
<p>How do you interpret the phrase: "你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰" (<em>Nǐ dì měi rú rì; nǐ de zhì ruò māotóuyīng</em> in Mandarin)?</p>

<p>I'm trying to say something like: "Your beauty is like the sun; your wisdom is like an owl's". </p>

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It is all wrong, we do not use the sun to represent beauty, and we certainly don't compare human's brain to owls
Tang Ho
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@Tang Ho: Okay; how do you recommend I can improve this? I wanted to specifically include a reference to an owl. Also, what does the phrase mean as it is now?
HeadOfJarg
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Owl as a symbol of wisdom is mostly a western children book visual representative, adults don't even use it, so you should drop the idea of using owl as a representative of wisdom
Tang Ho
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Comparing beauty with the sun is nonsensical, you might as well saying "your beauty is like rock or paper" ; compare human's intelligence with animal's is always derogatory , for example "stupid as pig" or "cunning like a fox"
Tang Ho
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Is it (close to being) grammatically correct?
HeadOfJarg
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Not quite grammatically correct, but it is understandable, 美如 is questionable in Chinese phrasing; 智若 is out right foreign
Tang Ho
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How would you interpret: "你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰"?
# How would you interpret: "你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-09)

How do you interpret the phrase: "你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰" (*Nǐ dì měi rú rì; nǐ de zhì ruò māotóuyīng* in Mandarin)?

I'm trying to say something like: "Your beauty is like the sun; your wisdom is like an owl's".

**Tags:** grammar, vocabulary, poetry, phrase-request, phrase-meaning
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is all wrong, we do not use the sun to represent beauty, and we certainly don't compare human's brain to owls  
> **username_0**: @Tang Ho: Okay; how do you recommend I can improve this? I wanted to specifically include a reference to an owl. Also, what does the phrase mean as it is now?  
> **username_1**: Owl as a symbol of wisdom is mostly a western children book visual representative, adults don't even use it, so you should drop the idea of using owl as a representative of wisdom  
> **username_1**: Comparing beauty with the sun is nonsensical, you might as well saying "your beauty is like rock or paper" ; compare human's intelligence with animal's is always derogatory , for example "stupid as pig" or "cunning like a fox"  
> **username_0**: Is it (close to being) grammatically correct?  
> **username_1**: Not quite grammatically correct, but it is understandable, 美如 is questionable in Chinese phrasing; 智若 is out right foreign  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-02-10. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

i would suggest:

其妍也﹒如冬之日﹒和煦可人

其智也﹒若夜之鴞﹒慎默覃思

here's a brief explanation:

his/her's beauty (妍), is like (如) the winter sun (冬之日), warm (和煦) & pleasant (可人)

his/her's wisdom (智), is like (若) an owl (夜鴞), think (覃思) carefully (慎) and silently (默)

如冬之日 do not indicate the sun itself, it implied the sunshine in winter.

then, 鴞 is one of the name used in ancient time for owl.

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for your great suggestions!    _(I initially used "鴞", but some translators didn't properly recognize it.)_  
> **username_0**: When writing this on paper, should the hanzi be ordered top to bottom, left to right? Should each section before a small full stop (﹒) be written in a new column, or each row in a new column?  
> **username_3**: personally, i write chinese vertically, without punctuation. so, it's yes, top to bottom, left to right. about full stop and / or comma, it's up to you. the above suggestion should be in two column :)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-10. Score: 1

> 你的美如日; 你的智若猫头鹰

I'd say the grammar of your sentence is correct. It's another point as to whether your analogy, beauty to sun; wisdom to owl, is good or not. I can get wisdom to owl, and I have the difficulties to imagine beauty to sun. You might put some explanation for it in your text I think.

美如日月，睿智如鹰 might sound better.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: grammatically correct or not, it is awfully phrased Chinese sentence.  

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