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# Edit Suggestions in bilingual.dj
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When the user asks to add edit suggestions directly into bilingual.dj, use this
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two-tier approach.
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## Two files
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- `bilingual.dj` — clean: inline corrections applied, NO `{% %}` comment lines
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- `commented.dj` — same content + `{% ... %}` comment lines interleaved
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This lets the user diff them side by side.
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## Inline corrections
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Apply directly to the English text. These are fixes the reviewer is confident about:
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- Typos, mechanical issues (Chinese punctuation in EN, double periods, stray `*`, unbalanced quotes)
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- Grammar fixes (subject-verb agreement, missing articles)
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- Wording improvements (clunky literal translations → idiomatic English)
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Apply with `patch` (mode='replace'). Verify uniqueness before
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replacing — many EN paragraphs are long single lines, so match a unique
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substring. Never use regex-based string replacement in `execute_code`.
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## `{% %}` comment lines
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For translation decisions worth documenting but not "correct" per se:
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```
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CN paragraph
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EN paragraph
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{% reason for the choice, alternative renderings %}
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(blank)
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```
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The comment goes AFTER the EN line (before the blank separator). One comment per
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issue. Keep them terse.
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What to comment on:
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- Literal translation of idioms (`单线程` → "single-threaded")
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- Translation choices that differ from literal meaning (`精神利益` → "nourishing the spirit")
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- Standard Buddhist terminology (`正命` → "Right Livelihood")
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- Glosses added/dropped (`道场` — "(Dojo)" parenthetical removed)
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- Idiom translations (`甘之若饴` → "as sweet as syrup")
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- Paired terms where one rendering influences the other (`魔性` → "demon-nature" to parallel "Buddha-nature")
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- Scripture citations with Sanskrit titles (`普贤行愿品` → "Gaṇḍavyūha Sūtra")
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What NOT to comment on:
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- Obvious corrections (typos, grammar)
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- Names, dates, simple connectives
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- Standard renderings with no interesting choice
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## Pitfalls
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- **Never split a paragraph mid-sentence** with a `{% %}` comment. Comments go
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AFTER the full EN paragraph, before the blank separator. If a string
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replacement inserts `\n{% %}` in the middle of a paragraph, it breaks the
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interleaved structure.
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- **Check for merged comments**: after inserting, scan for `{% ... %} ` followed
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by EN text on the same line. These must be split so the EN text continues on
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the next line.
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- **Collapse triple+ blank lines**: comment insertions can create extra blanks.
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Run `re.sub(r'\n\n\n+', '\n\n', text)` after all insertions.
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