Chapter 19: The Hungarian Horntail
Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
匈牙利树蜂 Xiōngyǎlì shùfēng |
匈牙利
Xiōngyálì = 'Hungary'. 树蜂 shùfēng = 'tree wasp'. |
The Hungarian wood wasp |
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
匈牙利角尾龍 Xiōngyǎlì jiǎowěi-lóng |
匈牙利
Xiōngyálì = 'Hungary'. 角 jiǎo = 'horn'. 尾 wěi = 'tail'. 龍 lóng = 'dragon'. |
The Hungarian horn-tailed dragon |
Japanese | ||
ハンガリー・ホーンテール Hangarii hōntēru |
ハンガリー
Hangarii = 'Hungary'. ホーンテール hōntēru = 'horntail' (transliteration from English). |
The Hungarian Horntail |
Korean | ||
헝가리의 혼테일 Heonggali-ui honteil |
Pending | The Hungarian Horntail |
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
Rồng đuôi gai Hung-ga-ri | rồng = 'dragon'. đuôi = 'tail'. gai = 'thorn, prickle'. Hung-ga-ri = 'Hungary'. |
The Hungarian Thorn-tailed Dragon |
Mongolian (new) | ||
Унгарын эвэр сүүлт Ungariin ever süült |
Унгар ungar = 'Hungary' (-ын -iin Genitive form). эвэр ever = 'horn'. сүүл süül = 'tail'. -т -t = 'having'. |
The Hungarian Horn-tailed |
Horntail
The Hungarian Horntail is a kind of dragon.
How is 'horntail' translated?
- The Chinese-language translator from Taiwan uses 角尾龍
jiǎowěi-lóng 'horn-tail dragon', spelling out that this is a kind of dragon.
- The Vietnamese translator uses a similar format, Rồng đuôi gai, with the opposite word order to English or Chinese ('dragon tail thorn').
- The Mongolian translation uses эвэр сүүлт ever süült 'horn-tailed'. The final -т -t means 'having', which makes the meaning 'having a horntail'. 'Dragon' is not spelt out.
- The Japanese translation is a simple transliteration of the English: ホーンテール hōntēru 'horntail'. This will only make sense to Japanese speakers if they know the words 'horn' and 'tail' in English. 'Dragon' is not spelt out.
- The Mainland Chinese translation is something of a mystery. Far-fetched as it might seem, it appears that the translators have somehow got 'horntail' mixed up with 'hornet' (树蜂 shù-fēng 'tree wasp'). The translation does not spell out that the 'horntail' is a kind of dragon.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
⇚ Chapter 18 |