[Bug 1808864] [NEW] Poor translation of zh_CN gpasswd(1) man page

LYF lyfjxymf at gmail.com
Mon Dec 17 20:53:10 UTC 2018


Public bug reported:

man -l /usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/gpasswd.1.gz

The zh_CN version of gpasswd(1) not only is partially done, but also
contains an error in the first sentence. The translator confused the
verb "administer" with the person "administrator." The section heading,
originally "Notes (noun) about group passwords," was translated as
"Please note (verb) the group passwords." Even Google translate does
better!

Translation errors
==================
gpasswd - administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow
gpasswd - 管理员 /etc/group 和 /etc/gshadow
          ^^^^^^ 管理员 -- administrator
                 管理 -- administer

Notes about group passwords
请注意组密码
^^^^^^ 请注意…… -- please note (v.)
       关于……的说明 -- notes (n.) about

Typos
=====
-h, --help
    Display help message and exit.

-h, --help
    现实帮助信息并退出。
    ^^^^ 显示 Xiǎnshì -- display
         现实 Xiànshí -- reality

Correct Google translate results (this but unironically)
========================================================
"gpasswd - administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow"
"gpasswd - 管理 /etc/group 和 /etc/gshadow"

"Notes about group passwords"
"关于组密码的说明"

"Display help message and exit."
"显示帮助消息并退出。"

Notes about my system
=====================
$ lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release:        18.04
$ apt-cache policy passwd
passwd:
  Installed: 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:4.5-1ubuntu1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: shadow (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: manpage

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Title:
  Poor translation of zh_CN gpasswd(1) man page

Status in shadow package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  man -l /usr/share/man/zh_CN/man1/gpasswd.1.gz

  The zh_CN version of gpasswd(1) not only is partially done, but also
  contains an error in the first sentence. The translator confused the
  verb "administer" with the person "administrator." The section
  heading, originally "Notes (noun) about group passwords," was
  translated as "Please note (verb) the group passwords." Even Google
  translate does better!

  Translation errors
  ==================
  gpasswd - administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow
  gpasswd - 管理员 /etc/group 和 /etc/gshadow
            ^^^^^^ 管理员 -- administrator
                   管理 -- administer

  Notes about group passwords
  请注意组密码
  ^^^^^^ 请注意…… -- please note (v.)
         关于……的说明 -- notes (n.) about

  Typos
  =====
  -h, --help
      Display help message and exit.

  -h, --help
      现实帮助信息并退出。
      ^^^^ 显示 Xiǎnshì -- display
           现实 Xiànshí -- reality

  Correct Google translate results (this but unironically)
  ========================================================
  "gpasswd - administer /etc/group and /etc/gshadow"
  "gpasswd - 管理 /etc/group 和 /etc/gshadow"

  "Notes about group passwords"
  "关于组密码的说明"

  "Display help message and exit."
  "显示帮助消息并退出。"

  Notes about my system
  =====================
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release:        18.04
  $ apt-cache policy passwd
  passwd:
    Installed: 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 1:4.5-1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 1:4.5-1ubuntu1 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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