The Titles of Magical Books in Harry Potter

 

Hogwarts, A History

 

Chinese (Mainland)	霍格沃茨，一段校史 Huògéwòcí, yī-duàn xiàoshǐ	霍格沃茨 Huògéwòcí = 'Hogwarts'. 一段 yīduàn = 'a segment'. 校史 xiàoshǐ = 'school' + 'history' = 'school history'.	A School History of Hogwarts
Chinese (Taiwan)	霍格華茲，一段歷史 Huògéhuázī, yī-duàn lìshǐ	霍格華茲 Huògéhuázī = 'Hogwarts'. 一段 yīduàn = 'a segment'. 歷史 lìshǐ = 'history'.	A History of Hogwarts
Japanese	ホグワーツの歴史 Hoguwātsu no rekishi	ホグワーツ Hoguwātsu = 'Hogwarts'. の no = connecting particle 歴史 rekishi = 'history'.	The History of Hogwarts
Vietnamese	Lịch sử Hogwarts Hogwarts, Một Lịch Sử	lịch sử (歷史) = 'history'. Hogwarts (pronounced Học-vợt) một = 'one'.	The History of Hogwarts / Hogwarts, A History

The standard word for 'history' is 歷史 / 历史 lìshǐ, 歴史 rekishi, or lịch sử. By creating a two-character compound, the Mainland translation shows that this is not just any old 'history' (历史 lìshǐ), but specifically a 'school history' 校史 xiàoshǐ!

The Vietnamese version uses two different translations at different occurrences of the book.

Category: History