diff --git a/src/content.config.ts b/src/content.config.ts
index c94a30a..c35b6ba 100644
--- a/src/content.config.ts
+++ b/src/content.config.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const posts = defineCollection({
     // lang is NOT set in frontmatter anymore — it's derived from the folder:
     //   posts/hello-world.md  -> en (flat)
     //   posts/zh/hello-world.md -> zh (subfolder)
+    // Explicit link to the other-language version (its full slug, e.g. "zh/how-i-host-this-blog").
+    // When absent, the language switch falls back to the section landing page (/ or /zh/).
+    translation: z.string().optional(),
     ogImage: z.string().optional(),
   }),
 });
diff --git a/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro b/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
index 47d84d5..8e82335 100644
--- a/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
+++ b/src/layouts/BaseLayout.astro
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ interface Props {
   lang?: string;
   ogImage?: string;
   type?: 'website' | 'article';
+  // Optional: direct URL of this page's translation (the other-language version).
+  // When provided, the language switch links to it; otherwise it falls back to
+  // the section landing page (/ for EN, /zh/ for ZH).
+  switchHref?: string;
   article?: {
     publishedTime: string;
     modifiedTime?: string;
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ const {
   lang = SITE.lang,
   ogImage = '/og-default.png',
   type = 'website',
+  switchHref,
   article,
 } = Astro.props;
 
@@ -31,9 +36,9 @@ const canonical = new URL(Astro.url.pathname, SITE.url).href;
 const ogImageUrl = new URL(ogImage, SITE.url).href;
 
 // Language switcher: opposite of current page lang.
-// English pages link to /zh/ (Chinese landing); Chinese pages link back to /.
+// If a per-page translation link is provided, use it; else fall back to the section landing.
 const isZh = lang === 'zh';
-const switchHref = isZh ? '/' : '/zh/';
+const resolvedSwitchHref = switchHref ?? (isZh ? '/' : '/zh/');
 const switchLabel = isZh ? 'EN' : '中文';
 ---
 
@@ -127,7 +132,7 @@ const switchLabel = isZh ? 'EN' : '中文';
         <a href="/categories/">categories</a>
         <a href="/about/">about</a>
         <a href="/rss.xml" title="RSS feed">rss</a>
-        <a class="lang-switch" href={switchHref} aria-label={isZh ? 'Switch to English' : '切换到中文'}>{switchLabel}</a>
+        <a class="lang-switch" href={resolvedSwitchHref} aria-label={isZh ? 'Switch to English' : '切换到中文'}>{switchLabel}</a>
         <button class="theme-toggle" id="theme-toggle" aria-label="Toggle theme">◐</button>
       </nav>
     </header>
diff --git a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
index 2ff06ad..41615e2 100644
--- a/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
+++ b/src/pages/posts/[...slug].astro
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ const related = all
   .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
   .slice(0, 3)
   .map((r) => r.post);
+
+// Translation link for the language switch:
+// 1. Explicit `translation` field wins.
+// 2. Else auto-match the other-language slug (strip/add the `zh/` prefix).
+const otherLangSlug = lang === 'en' ? `zh/${post.slug}` : post.slug.replace(/^zh\//, '');
+const translation = post.data.translation
+  ?? (all.some((p) => p.slug === otherLangSlug) ? otherLangSlug : undefined);
+const switchHref = translation ? `/posts/${translation}/` : undefined;
 ---
 
 <BaseLayout
@@ -45,6 +53,7 @@ const related = all
   lang={lang}
   ogImage={post.data.ogImage ?? '/og-default.png'}
   type="article"
+  switchHref={switchHref}
   article={{
     publishedTime: post.data.pubDate.toISOString(),
     modifiedTime: post.data.updatedDate?.toISOString(),