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@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ fish 4.1.1 (released ???)
 
 This release fixes the following regressions identified in 4.1.0:
 
+- The new Chinese translations were more confusing than helpful; they have been fixed or removed (:issue:`11833`).
+
+  Note that you can work around this type of issue by configuring fish's :doc:`message localization <cmds/_>`:
+  if your environment contains something like ``LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8``,
+  you can use ``set -g LC_MESSAGES en`` to use English messages inside fish.
+  Since ``LC_MESSAGES`` is not exported, it will not affect fish's child processes.
+
 - Some :doc:`fish_config <cmds/fish_config>` subcommands for prompts and themes were broken in standalone Linux builds (those using the ``embed-data`` cargo feature), which has been fixed (:issue:`11832`).
 - Our new workaround for WezTerm's `issues with modifyOtherKeys <https://github.com/wezterm/wezterm/issues/6087>`__ breaking shifted keys was broken on some versions of WezTerm, which has been fixed (:issue:`11204`).
-- Fixed a crash when using new underline styles in :doc:`the web-based configuration tool <cmds/fish_config>` (:issue:`11840`).
+- Fixed a crash in :doc:`the web-based configuration tool <cmds/fish_config>` when using the new underline styles (:issue:`11840`).
 
 fish 4.1.0 (released September 27, 2025)
 ========================================