Chapter 29: The Lost Diadem
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 失踪的冠冕 Shīzōng de guānmiǎn |
失踪 shīzōng = 'lost'. 的 de = connecting particle 冠冕 guānmiǎn = 'royal crown, official hat'. |
The missing royal crown |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 消失的王冕 Xiāoshī de wángmiǎn |
消失 xiāoshī = 'lose'. 的 de = connecting particle 王冕 wángmiǎn = 'crown'. |
The lost crown |
| Japanese | ||
| 失われた髪飾り Ushinwareta kamikazari |
失われた ushinawareta = 'lost', past tense of 失う ushinau 'to lose'. 髪飾り kami-kazari = 'hair decoration'. |
The lost hair decoration |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Vòng nguyệt quế đã mất | vòng nguyệt quế 'circle moon laurel' = 'laurel wreath' (nguyệt = 月, quế = 桂).
đã = past tense marker mất = 'lose'. |
The lost laurel wreath |
All the words for 'diadem' suggest a rather different tradition from that of the West, one in which tiaras are not a familiar item of hair decoration. The Chinese suggest a kind of crown. The Japanese is transformed into a simple 'hair decoration'. The Vietnamese refers to a 'laurel wreath'.
Similar titles are The Unexpected Task and (especially) The Lost Prophecy.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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