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Chapter 6: Gilderoy Lockhart
(For the romanisation of Chinese and Japanese, see Transliteration. To understand the writing systems of CJV, see Writing Systems. For word order notes, see Word Order)
Where a Vietnamese word has been borrowed from Chinese, the original Chinese characters are shown in parentheses.
| Chinese (Mainland) | 吉德罗･洛哈特 Jídéluó Luòhātè |
吉德罗 Jídéluó = 'Gilderoy'. 洛哈特 Luòhātè = 'Lockhart'. |
Gilderoy Lockhart |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 吉德羅･洛哈 Jídéluó Luóhā |
吉德羅 Jídéluó = 'Gilderoy'. 洛哈 Luóhā = 'Lockhart'. |
Gilderoy Lockhart |
| Japanese | ギルデロイ・ロックハート Giruderoi Rokkuhāto |
ギルデロイ Giruderoi = 'Gilderoy'. ロックハート Rokkuhāto = 'Lockhart'. |
Gilderoy Lockhart |
| Vietnamese | Gilderoy Lockhart | Gilderoy Lockhart (pronunciation footnote: Gin-đơ-roi Lốc-hác). | Gilderoy Lockhart |
Both Chinese versions and the Japanese version are phonetic renditions of Gilderoy Lockhart's name. As usual with Chinese names, an attempt has been made to include characters with good meanings: 吉 jí means 'auspicious, lucky'; 德 dé means 'virtuous'.
(A summary of this chapter can be found at Harry Potter Facts.) Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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