Pattberg’s law
noun [ U ]   linguistics

the principle that if a word is untranslatable, it shouldn’t be translated:

The shengren is neither a Hellenic “philosopher” nor a Christian “saint.” The shengren is a shengren. - that's Pattberg's law!
SHENGREN - ABOVE PHILOSOPHY AND BEYOND RELIGION, 2018
PATTBERG'S LAW
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