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An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
欧洲魔法教育评估
Ōuzhōu mófǎ jiàoyù pínggū
欧洲 Ōuzhōu = 'Europe'.
魔法 mófǎ = 'magic'.
教育 jiàoyù = 'education'.
评估 pínggū = 'assessment'.
An Assessment of European Magical Education
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
歐洲魔法教育評鑑
Ōuzhōu mófǎ jiàoyù píngjiàn
歐洲 Ōuzhōu = 'Europe'.
魔法 mófǎ = 'magic'.
教育 jiàoyù = 'education'.
評鑑 píngjiàn = 'appraisal and examination'.
An Appraisal of European Magical Education
Japanese
ヨーロッパにおける魔法教育の一考察
Yōroppa in okeru mahō kyōiku no ichi-kōsatsu
ヨーロッパ Yōroppa = 'Europe'.
における ni okeru = 'in'.
魔法 mahō = 'magic'.
教育 kyōiku = 'education'.
no = connecting particle
ichi = 'one'.
考察 kōsatsu = 'consideration, study, examination, enquiry'.
A Study of Magical Education in Europe
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Đánh Giá Về Nền Giáo Dục Pháp Thuật Ở Âu Châu

Đánh Giá Nền Giáo Dục Pháp Thuật ở Châu Âu
đánh giá (đánh 'hit, beat' + giá = 'price') = 'estimate, appraise'.
về = 'about, concerning'.
nền = classifier for political, economic, or cultural institutions, activities, or enterprises
giáo dục (教育) = 'education'.
pháp thuật (法術) = 'magic'.
= 'in'.
Âu Châu (歐洲) = 'Europe'.

Châu Âu (洲歐) = 'Europe'.
An Appraisal of (the Institutions of) Magical Education in Europe
Mongolian (new)
Европын ид шидийн сургуулиудын тойм
Yoropiin id shidiin surguul'uudiin toim
  Overview of European Magical Schools

'Education':

'Education' is the same word in all three CJV languages (教育 = jiàoyù, kyōiku, giáo dục).

Europe:

The original word for Europe in the nineteenth century was 歐羅巴 (in Chinese Ōuluóbā, in Japanese Yōroppa). At the time, Chinese and Japanese shared a common habit of using Chinese characters to write foreign names, although some variation did exist in the actual characters used. (Notice, however, that the Japanese pronunciation differs from the normal reading of these characters, which would be Ōlaha. The pronunciation Yōroppa looks as though it is based on a mixture of English and other names for Europe.)

The name 歐洲 / 欧洲 ('European continent') was then derived by detaching the initial / and adding the character 'continent'. The name 歐洲 / 欧洲 Ōuzhōu in Chinese, 欧州 Ōshū in Japanese (notice that has now been replaced by ), and Âu Châu in Vietnamese is still the identifiably common form shared by all three languages.

However, the three have diverged in usage.

'Appraisal':

The English word 'appraisal' embodies the concept of considering or examining in detail, with a view to making a judgement. Literally an appraisal should involve making an informed judgement of the value of something, whether monetary or otherwise. Accordingly, several of the translations include a strong element of 'judging value', 'appraising', or 'evaluating' in translating the title.

'In':

Note that the Japanese uses the typical academic construction における ni okeru. Okeru is a verb meaning 'to be placed'. Literally, ヨーロッパにおける教育 Yōroppa ni okeru kyōiku means 'education that is in Europe'.

Category: Education

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