Translation of perceptual descriptors such as the perceived affective quality attributes in the soundscape standard (ISO/TS 12913-2:2018) is an inherently intricate task, especially if the target language is used in multiple countries. Despite geographical proximity and a shared language of Bahasa Melayu (Standard Malay), differences in culture and language education policies between Singapore and Malaysia could invoke peculiarities in the affective appraisal of sounds. To generate provisional translations of the eight perceived affective attributes -- eventful, vibrant, pleasant, calm, uneventful, monotonous, annoying, and chaotic -- into Bahasa Melayu that is applicable in both Singapore and Malaysia, a binational expert-led approach supplemented by a quantitative evaluation framework was adopted. A set of preliminary translation candidates were developed via a four-stage process, firstly by a qualified translator, which was then vetted by linguistics experts, followed by examination via an experiential evaluation, and finally reviewed by the core research team. A total of 66 participants were then recruited cross-nationally to quantitatively evaluate the preliminary translation candidates. Of the eight attributes, cross-national differences were observed only in the translation of annoying. For instance, "menjengkelkan" was found to be significantly less understood in Singapore than in Malaysia, as well as less understandable than "membingitkan" within Singapore. Results of the quantitative evaluation also revealed the imperfect nature of foreign language translations for perceptual descriptors, which suggests a possibility for exploring corrective measures.

翻译：声景标准（ISO/TS 12913-2:2018）中感知情感质量属性等知觉描述词的翻译是一项内在复杂的任务，尤其是当目标语言在多个国家使用时。尽管新加坡与马来西亚地理相邻且共享马来语（标准马来语），但两国在文化和语言教育政策上的差异可能引发声音情感评价的独特性。为生成适用于新加坡和马来西亚两国的八个感知情感属性——热闹、充满活力、愉悦、平静、平淡、单调、恼人、混乱——的马来语临时翻译，本研究采用了两国专家主导并辅以量化评估框架的方法。通过四阶段流程开发了一套初步翻译候选词：首先由合格译员初译，再由语言学专家审核，随后通过经验性评估检验，最后经核心研究团队复审。之后跨国家招募66名参与者，对初步翻译候选词进行量化评价。在八个属性中，仅"恼人"的翻译呈现出跨国差异。例如，新加坡参与者对"menjengkelkan"的理解程度显著低于马来西亚参与者，且在新加坡境内其可理解性弱于"membingitkan"。量化评估结果还揭示了知觉描述词外文翻译的不完美特性，暗示了探索纠正措施的可能性。