Exploration of Thai Translation Shortcomings of Repeated Idioms in Online Novel "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation" ——"Shi Jia Zi Di" As an Example

Abstract

   This paper exploration of Thai translation shortcomings of repeated idioms in online novel "Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation". There are 996 idioms in the original novel, of which 333 are repeated. An analysis of 333 idioms found that the static meaning of three idioms, which is the dictionary definition, is completely different from the dynamic meaning, which is the contextual meaning. Select the idiom as an example with the highest number of repetitions in the entire text, with a total of 31 repetitions,  as well as the idiom "Shi Jia Zi Di" closely related to the characters in the novel.   The context of the idiom "Shi Jia Zi Di" in novels can be divided into two categories, six subcategories, with examples given and compared with the Thai translation context. This article takes the perspective of translation aesthetics and "shortcomings" as the theoretical basis to analyze and explore the translation of novel idioms from the aspects of meaning, culture, artistic conception, and language art. Among the 31 repeated translations, literal translation and free translation were the main methods, with 30 translations resulting in "shortcomings". The main reason for this result is speculated to be the complex and varied contextual meanings of the idiom "children of a noble family", which increases the difficulty of understanding contextual meanings. This may lead to translators ignoring some changes in contextual meanings during the translation process.