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Cultural Adaptation Guide by revfactory

Name: Cultural Adaptation Guide
Author: revfactory

Cultural Adaptation Guide

Localization when Cultural adaptation Guide. major marketper(, during, , ) , Color/number/gesture taboo, Date/Currency/Units of measurement conversion, Idioms substitution Strategy localizer Extended Skill. 'Cultural adaptation', 'Localization Guide', 'taboo expression', 'Date Format', ' ', 'Idioms Translation' etc. context conversion . , Translation Quality score calculation of .

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Cultural Adaptation Guide — Cultural Adaptation & Localization Reference

Market-specific cultural dimensions, format conversions, and taboo references used by the localizer agent when applying localization.

subject Agent

localizer — of Cultural adaptation Localization in apply.

marketper Format conversion matrix

Date/whenbetween

market	Date Format	whenbetween	when
	YYYY MM DD / YYYY.MM.DD	24whenbetween (before/after )	2025 3 15
	YYYY年MM月DD日	24whenbetween	2025年3月15日
during	YYYY年MM月DD日	24whenbetween	2025年3月15日
	MM/DD/YYYY	12whenbetween (AM/PM)	03/15/2025
	DD/MM/YYYY	24whenbetween	15/03/2025
	DD.MM.YYYY	24whenbetween	15.03.2025

number/Currency

		Currency		when
,	.	₩		₩1,234,567
,	.	¥ / 円		¥1,234,567
,	.	$		$1,234.56
.	,	€	()	1.234,56 €
()	,	€	()	1 234,56 €

Units of measurement

market
//	km, m	kg, g	°C	A4
	mi, ft, in	lb, oz	°F	Letter
	mi (to), m (Formula)	kg (Formula), st/lb (daily life)	°C	A4

Format

market	sequence	when
	→ /when → → /to → detailed	06164 perwhen to
	〒 → → when →	〒100-0001 東京都千代田区
	detailed → when, abbreviations	123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94105

per Strategy

Hofstede utilization

	market	market
	, , during	,	: / , :
of	, ,	, , during	: "of ", : " of and"
	, ,	, ,	: detailed / , : /
	, , during	,	: "10 ", : " to"

Color/number/Image taboo

Color of

Color			during
	,	,	,	,
	,	,	,	,
	, of		, ()	, of
seconds	,	,	,	,
	Formality,	Formality,	,	Formality,

number taboo

market	number	number	application
	4 (死)	3, 7, 8	/in 4
	4 (死), 9 (苦)	7, 8	,
during	4 (死)	6, 8 (發), 9	888, before
	13	7	13

Idioms/metaphors substitution Strategy

substitution

**etc. Idioms ** → of etc. expressionto substitution
**etc. None + of ** → of Translation
**etc. None + ** → Source text + description

major Idioms substitution when

Source text			Translation ()
"piece of cake"	" "	"朝飯前"	" "
"break the ice"	" "	"場を和ませる"	" "
"ball is in your court"	" "	"あなた次第です"	" in"
"think outside the box"	" "	"既成概念にとらわれない"	" from "
"hit the nail on the head"	" "	"図星を指す"	" "

Text /

Translation when Text UI Designin reflected .

Target language
	+10~15%	Structure
	-10~20%	of
during	-20~30%	of
	+20~35%	(Zusammensetzung)
	+15~25%	, before
	+25%	→ RTL of

RTL (Right-to-Left) language st

, , when etc. RTL language Localization when:

Text : RTLto before
Layout : → placement →to
icon: icon (, )
number: number LTR ( Text)
: →
: before

Do Not Translate (DNT)

type	when
brand names	Apple, Samsung, Google	Source text
	iPhone, Galaxy, Chrome	Source text
Terminology	API, SDK, OAuth	Source text (when description)
/	`{username}`, `%d`	vs
URL/	https://..., info@...	URL substitution
	GDPR, CCPA	Source text +

---name: cultural-adaptation-guidedescription: Localization when Cultural adaptation Guide. major marketper(, during, , ) , Color/number/gesture taboo, Date/Currency/Units of measurement conversion, Idioms substitution Strategy localizer Extended Skill. 'Cultural adaptation', 'Localization Guide', 'taboo expression', 'Date Format', ' ', 'Idioms Translation' etc. context conversion . , Translation Quality score calculation of .---# Cultural Adaptation Guide — Cultural Adaptation & Localization ReferenceMarket-specific cultural dimensions, format conversions, and taboo references used by the localizer agent when applying localization.## subject Agent`localizer` — of Cultural adaptation Localization in apply.## marketper Format conversion matrix### Date/whenbetween| market | Date Format | whenbetween | when | when ||------|----------|------|--------|------|| | YYYY MM DD / YYYY.MM.DD | 24whenbetween (before/after ) | | 2025 3 15 || | YYYY年MM月DD日 | 24whenbetween | | 2025年3月15日 || during | YYYY年MM月DD日 | 24whenbetween | | 2025年3月15日 || | MM/DD/YYYY | 12whenbetween (AM/PM) | | 03/15/2025 || | DD/MM/YYYY | 24whenbetween | | 15/03/2025 || | DD.MM.YYYY | 24whenbetween | | 15.03.2025 |### number/Currency| market | | | Currency | | when ||------|--------|--------|----------|------|------|| | , | . | ₩ | | ₩1,234,567 || | , | . | ¥ / 円 | | ¥1,234,567 || | , | . | $ | | $1,234.56 || | . | , | € | () | 1.234,56 € || | () | , | € | () | 1 234,56 € |### Units of measurement| market | | | | ||------|------|------|------|----------|| // | km, m | kg, g | °C | A4 || | mi, ft, in | lb, oz | °F | Letter || | mi (to), m (Formula) | kg (Formula), st/lb (daily life) | °C | A4 |### Format| market | sequence | when ||------|------|------|| | → /when → → /to → detailed | 06164 perwhen to || | 〒 → → when → | 〒100-0001 東京都千代田区 || | detailed → when, abbreviations | 123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94105 |## per Strategy### Hofstede utilization| | market | market | ||------|-----------|-----------|-----------|| ** ** | , , during | , | : / , : || **of** | , , | , , during | : "of ", : " of and" || ** ** | , , | , , | : detailed / , : / || ** ** | , , during | , | : "10 ", : " to" |## Color/number/Image taboo### Color of | Color | | | during | ||------|------|------|------|------|| | , | , | , | , || | , | , | , | , || | , of | | , () | , of || seconds | , | , | , | , || | Formality, | Formality, | , | Formality, |### number taboo| market | number | number | application ||------|-----------|----------|------|| | 4 (死) | 3, 7, 8 | /in 4 || | 4 (死), 9 (苦) | 7, 8 | , || during | 4 (死) | 6, 8 (發), 9 | 888, before || | 13 | 7 | 13 |## Idioms/metaphors substitution Strategy### substitution 1. **etc. Idioms ** → of etc. expressionto substitution2. **etc. None + of ** → of Translation3. **etc. None + ** → Source text + description### major Idioms substitution when| Source text | | | Translation () ||----------|--------|--------|----------------|| "piece of cake" | " " | "朝飯前" | " " || "break the ice" | " " | "場を和ませる" | " " || "ball is in your court" | " " | "あなた次第です" | " in" || "think outside the box" | " " | "既成概念にとらわれない" | " from " || "hit the nail on the head" | " " | "図星を指す" | " " |## Text / Translation when Text UI Designin reflected .| Source text language | Target language | | ||----------|----------|--------|------|| | | +10~15% | Structure || | | -10~20% | of || | during | -20~30% | of || | | +20~35% | (Zusammensetzung) || | | +15~25% | , before || | | +25% | → RTL of |## RTL (Right-to-Left) language st, , when etc. RTL language Localization when:- [ ] Text : RTLto before- [ ] Layout : → placement →to- [ ] icon: icon (, )- [ ] number: number LTR ( Text)- [ ] : → - [ ] : before## Do Not Translate (DNT) | type | when | ||------|------|------|| brand names | Apple, Samsung, Google | Source text || | iPhone, Galaxy, Chrome | Source text || Terminology | API, SDK, OAuth | Source text (when description) || / | `{username}`, `%d` | vs || URL/ | https://..., info@... | URL substitution || | GDPR, CCPA | Source text + |

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