Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 20, 2006 22:22
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
Business & Legal Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Singaporean, UK) 
Works in: Chinese to English
消息人士
Chinese to English
Other
Government / Politics
而有外交的消息人士就说，俄罗斯的立场已经逐渐的倾向于欧美四国。
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | sources |
yuzouren
|
| 4 +1 | insider? |
Lu Zou
|
| 4 +1 | (well) informed sources (people) |
Francis Fine
|
Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Selected
sources
Diplomatic sources
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-20 23:25:12 GMT)
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http://search.cn.yahoo.com/search?lp=消息灵通人士 person&p=消息灵通人士 ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-08-20 23:25:12 GMT)
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http://search.cn.yahoo.com/search?lp=消息灵通人士 person&p=消息灵通人士 ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+1
11 mins
+1
2 hrs
Francis Fine
United States
United States
Native in Chinese
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Native in: Chinese 
, English
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, German to Chinese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
22
(well) informed sources (people)
The important thing is that the sources have the information ( 消 息). While the word "sources" is almost as good, the word "insider" seems to me to emasize a different quality.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-21 01:00:40 GMT)
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卷should be 券
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-21 01:00:40 GMT)
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卷should be 券
Example sentence:
消 息 人 士 透 露 这 些 礼 卷 已 经 流 入 24 位 有 特 殊 地 位 的 人 物 手 中.
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