Chapter 13: The Secret Riddle
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 神秘的里德尔 Shénmì de Lǐdé'ěr |
神秘
shénmì = 'mysterious'. 的 de = connecting particle 里德尔 Lǐdé'ěr = 'Riddle'. |
The mysterious Riddle |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 瑞斗的祕密 Ruìdǒu de mìmì |
瑞斗 Ruìdǒu = 'Riddle'. 的 de = connecting particle 祕密 mìmì = 'secret'. |
The Riddle secret |
| Japanese | ||
| リドルの謎 Ridoru no nazo |
リドル Ridoru = 'Riddle'. の no = connecting particle 謎 nazo = 'puzzle, enigma'. |
The Riddle puzzle |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Riddle bí ẩn | Riddle = 'Riddle'. bí ẩn (秘隱) = 'secret, covert, veiled, hidden'. |
The secret Riddle. |
As in the Riddle House (Book 4 Chapter 1), 'riddle' here can have two meanings: a puzzle or riddle, or the name 'Riddle', which was Voldemort's surname at birth.
Since the chapter deals with a person known as 'Riddle', the translators choose the name (里德尔 Lǐdé'ěr / 瑞斗 Ruìdǒu / Riddle).
Interestingly, the Taiwanese and Japanese translators change the order to mean 'The secret of the Riddles' or 'The Riddle secret'.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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