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Chapter 16: The Goblet of Fire

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
火焰杯
Huǒyàn-bēi
火焰 huǒyàn = 'flame'.
bēi = 'cup'.
The Flame Cup
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
『火盃』
"Huǒ-bēi"
huǒ = 'fire'.
bēi = 'cup'.
The Fire Cup
Japanese
炎のゴブレット
Honō no goburetto
honō = 'flame'.
no = connecting particle
ゴブレット goburetto (from English 'goblet') = 'goblet'.
The Goblet of Flame
Korean
불의 잔
Bul-ui jan
The Cup of Fire
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Chiếc cốc lửa chiếc = counter/classifier
cốc = 'glass, tumbler'.
lửa = 'fire'.
The Fire Cup
Mongolian (new)
Галт цом
Galt tsom
галт galt = 'fire + with'.
цом tsom = 'drinking cup, goblet'.
The Goblet with Fire

Goblet

A goblet is a type of cup with a stem and a base. The object and the word both have an archaic feeling in English.

Fire

'Of fire' in English could refer to a goblet containing a fire, or a goblet made of fire.

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

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