Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2011 November 17

= November 17 =

Chinese readings
What is the Chinese reading of the "chong" character of 周 冲? It is a name of a character in Thunderstorm (play) - Thanks WhisperToMe (talk) 03:24, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * In pinyin, it would be zhōu chōng. (chōng in this context would mean "rush forward") Bluap (talk) 09:18, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you :) WhisperToMe (talk) 19:42, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Need good Latin translation
I need a better Latin translation than Google Translate can do for:
 * tum in otium te conloces, dum potes, ames - Thanks.Doug Coldwell talk 19:19, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It's from Plautus' play Mercator, Act II, scene iii. Henry Thomas Riley in 1881 translated it, "then... you may set yourself at your ease; drink, and be amorous". Angr (talk) 22:56, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey, thanks.--Doug Coldwell talk 23:06, 17 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Have an article otium... AnonMoos (talk) 06:15, 18 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure Doug Coldwell is aware of that article. Angr (talk) 10:16, 18 November 2011 (UTC)