The Dark Arts Outsmarted
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 智胜黑魔法 Zhì-shèng heixī-mó-fà |
智胜 zhì-shèng = 'wisdom-defeat' = 'to outwit'. 黑 hēi = 'black' 魔法 mó-fà = 'magic' |
Outwitting black magic |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 智勝黑魔法 Zhì-shèng heixī-mó-fà |
智勝zhì-shèng = 'wisdom-defeat' = 'to outwit'. 黑 hēi = 'black'. 魔法 mó-fà = 'magic'. |
Outwitting black magic |
| Japanese | ||
| 闇の魔術の裏をかく Yami no majutsu no ura o kaku |
闇 yami = 'darkness, shadow'. の no = connecting particle 魔術 majutsu = 'magic'. の no = connecting particle 裏 ura = 'rear'. 裏をかく ura o kaku = 'to go around the rear' = 'to outwit, thwart someone's plans'. |
Outwitting dark magic |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Cao Tay Ấn Hơn Nghệ Thuật Hắc Ám | cao tay hơn = 'to gain
the upper hand over'. tay ấn = 'to perform charms'. nghệ thuật (藝術) = 'arts'. hắc ám (黑暗) = 'dark'. |
Charms to gain the upper hand over the dark arts |
Interestingly, the English is in the passive voice, suggesting a story of outsmarting the dark arts. The translations all use an active, suggesting that they are about how to outsmart the dark arts.
Both Mainland and Taiwanese translators come to the same Chinese title using 智勝 / 智胜 zhì-shèng, meaning 'wisdom-defeat' or 'to outwit'.
The Japanese translator also uses an idiomatic Japanese expression meaning 'to outwit'.
In the Vietnamese title, cao tay hơn means 'to gain the upper hand over...'. The expression tay ấn means 'to perform charms'. Together, the expression means 'Using charms to gain the upper hand over...'.
Category: Dark Arts
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