diff --git a/docs/i18n/translation-prompt.md b/docs/i18n/translation-prompt.md
index 54ce4e0abd..d0e17c87a9 100644
--- a/docs/i18n/translation-prompt.md
+++ b/docs/i18n/translation-prompt.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ A terminology table is provided below. Follow it strictly:
 - When the target language is English, use the "English" column without a Chinese gloss; do not copy the "中文" or "首次出现" value into English prose.
 - If a term has already been glossed as part of a compound term, do not gloss it again when it appears alone later.
 - NEVER use translations listed in the "不要译作" column.
-- For technical terms not in the table: keep them in the source language. Do not invent a translation. This rule applies to terminology only; for general prose, freely restructure and paraphrase for natural expression.
+- For technical terms not in the table, follow the target language: for a Chinese target, use an established Chinese rendering from a major Chinese-language OSS or vendor source, or keep the source term and flag it as pending when no such precedent exists; for an English target, use the established English technical term, or preserve an ambiguous source term with a short English gloss and flag it as pending. Do not invent a translation. This rule applies to terminology only; for general prose, freely restructure and paraphrase for natural expression.
 
 {{terminology}}
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ After writing `<translation>`, re-read it in the target language only, without l
 **Terminology**
 - For a Chinese target, are first-occurrence glosses correctly applied (not missing, not repeated)? For an English target, are Chinese glosses absent?
 - Are any "不要译作" forbidden translations present?
-- Are unlisted terms correctly kept in the source language?
+- For unlisted terms, does a Chinese target use established Chinese precedent or retain the source term as pending, and does an English target use established English terminology or preserve only an ambiguous source term with a short English gloss?
 
 **Punctuation** (when target is Chinese)
 - Are there em-dashes that should be replaced with colons, periods, or commas?
diff --git a/scripts/translation-prompt.spec.ts b/scripts/translation-prompt.spec.ts
index 6869fdf09b..ade727a46b 100644
--- a/scripts/translation-prompt.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/translation-prompt.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ describe('translation prompt rendering', () => {
     expect(en).not.toContain('{{')
     expect(en).toContain('plain source stays plain (必须)')
     expect(en).toContain('When the target language is English, use the "English" column without a Chinese gloss')
+    expect(en).toContain('for a Chinese target, use an established Chinese rendering')
+    expect(en).toContain('for an English target, use the established English technical term')
+    expect(en).toContain('does an English target use established English terminology')
     expect(en).toContain('The parser removes exactly one framing escape')
     const zh = renderTranslationPrompt(document, { sourceLanguage: 'Chinese', terminology })
     expect(zh).toContain('from Chinese to English')