Chapter 14: Snape's Grudge

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
斯内普的妒忌 Sīnèipǔ de dùjì	斯内普 Sīnèipǔ = 'Snape'. 的 de = connecting particle 妒忌 dùjì = 'jealousy, envy'.	Snape's Envy
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
石內卜的怨气 Shínèibǔ de yuànqì	石內卜 Shínèibǔ = 'Snape'. 的 de = connecting particle 怨气 yuànqì = 'grievance, resentment'.	Snape's Resentment
Japanese
スネイプの恨み Suneipu no urami	スネイプ Suneipu = 'Snape'. の no = connecting particle 恨み urami = 'grudge, ill feeling'.	Snape's Grudge
Korean
스네이프 교수의 원한 Seuneipeu gyosu-ui wonhan	스네이프 Seuneipeu = 'Snape'. 교수 (敎授) gyosu = 'professor'. 의 -ui = connecting particle (possessive). 원한 (怨恨) wonhan = 'grudge, resentment, rancour'.	Professor Snape's Grudge
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Mối ác cảm của thầy Snape	mối = classifier/counter of feelings ác cảm (惡感) = 'antipathy, hostility'. của = 'of'. thầy = 'teacher' (title). Snape (pronunciation in footnote: Xi-nạp).	Snape's Antipathy
Mongolian (new)
Снейпийн өс хонзон Sneipiin ös khonzon	Снейп Sneip = 'Snape' (-ийн -iin Genitive form). өс хонзон ös khonzon 'malice, spite, vengeance'.	Snape's Malice

Snape's grudge refers to his indebtedness to James Potter, who saved his life when a prank by Sirius Black would have resulted in his death. This indebtedness was tainted by Snape's bitter hatred of Potter, who was one of a group who bullied him, and amplified by his belief that Potter was only acting in his own interests in saving him.

How is 'grudge' translated?

'Grudge' is an interesting word. The meaning is: 'a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury'.

• The Mongolian translation, өс хонзон ös khonzon 'malice, spite, vengeance', is made up of өс ös 'vengeance, grudge, animosity' and хонзон khonzon 'hatred, grudge, feud'. The term suggests malice and spite arising from a desire for vengeance, a good description of a grudge.
  
  
• The Japanese (恨み urami 'grudge, ill feeling'), Chinese from Taiwan (怨气 yuànqì 'grievance, resentment'), and Korean (원한 wonhan 'grudge, ill feeling', written 怨恨 in Chinese characters) suggest resentment and ill-feeling, which exactly describe Snape's sentiments towards Harry and his father.
  
  
• The Vietnamese word ác cảm (惡感, literally 'bad feeling' in Chinese characters) means 'antipathy, hostility', describing a rather more straightforward feeling of antipathy and hostility without necessarily indicating resentment in the background.
  
  
• In the Mainland version, 'grudge' is rendered as 妒忌 dùjì, referring to jealousy or envy. While this reflects the bitter envy that the nerdy Snape felt towards James Potter, who was popular and excelled at Quidditch, it is somewhat further from the English meaning of 'grudge'.

(Korean appears thanks to "Hiro".)

(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)

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