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Chapter 11: Hermione's Helping Hand

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
赫敏出手相助
Hèmǐn chū shǒu xiāngzhù
赫敏 Hèmǐn = 'Hermione'.
出手 chū shǒu = 'extend hand'.
相助 xiāngzhù = 'help, assist'
Hermione extends a hand in assistance
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
妙麗伸出援手
Miàolì shēnchū yuánshǒu
妙麗 Miàolì = 'Hermione'.
伸出 shēnchū = 'extend, hold out'.
援手 yuánshǒu = 'helping hand'.
Hermione extends a helping hand
Japanese
ハーマイオニーの配慮
Hāmaionii no hairyo
ハーマイオニー Hāmaionii = 'Hermione'.
no = connecting particle
配慮 hairyo = 'consideration, solicitude, care, good offices'.
Hermione's consideration
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Trợ thủ Hermione trợ thủ (助手) = 'assistant'.
Hermione = 'Hermione'.
Hermione the assistant

This refers to Hermione's surreptitiously helping Ron at the Quidditch tryouts.

How is 'helping hand' translated?

'To lend a helping hand' is a standard expression in English. In more straightforward language it just mean's 'help'.

The Chinese translations are fairly straightforward, as is to a lesser extent the Japanese.

The Vietnamese translation changes the title to 'Assistant Hermione'.

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

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