Chinese Verse: Is "Broaden One's Horizons" a Translation That Makes Sense? Here's the verse in question, the last verse of a Chines language poem:
&quot;如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了&quot;
My current translation:
&quot;If you broaden your horizons, you can learn how to write about vast formations of clouds.&quot;
Is &quot;broaden horizons&quot; a good way to translate &quot;如再宽阔些便可知...&quot;?
You have: 如再宽阔些便可知千里阵云怎么写了
This 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 &quot;(lie) heavy&quot;,
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