Translation of Dialect Metaphors from the Perspective of Conceptual Metaphor: A Case Study of Howard Goldblatt’s Translation of Red Sorghum Family

Mo Yan’s Red Sorghum Family vividly represents local culture through its extensive use of the Gaomi dialect. However, in cross-cultural translation, the rendering of dialectal expressions, particularly metaphorical ones, poses significant challenges, as linguistic and cultural disparities often hinder the preservation of their original connotations and cultural resonance. How to accurately convey these dialect metaphors has become a crucial step in promoting cross-cultural understandin