Chapter 18: Dumbledore's Army
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 邓布利多军 Dèngbùlìduō Jūn |
邓布利多
Dèngbùlìduō = 'Dumbledore (phonetic)'. 军 jūn = 'army, military'. |
The Dumbledore Army |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 鄧不利多的軍隊 Dèngbùlìduō de jūnduì |
鄧不利多
Dèngbùlìduō = 'Dumbledore (phonetic)'. 的 de = connecting particle 軍隊 jūnduì = 'army'. |
Dumbledore's Army |
| Japanese | ||
| ダンブルドア軍団 Danburudoa gundan |
ダンブルドア Danburudoa = 'Dumbledore (phonetic)'. 軍団 gundan = 'army corps'. |
Dumbledore's Army Corps |
| Korean | ||
| 덤블도어의 군대 Deombeuldoeo-ui gundae |
Pending | |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Đoàn quân Dumbledore | đoàn quân (團軍)
= 'army corps, army'. Dumbledore = 'Dumbledore' (to be pronounced Đâm-bơ-đo) |
Dumbledore's Army (Corps) |
| Mongolian (new) | ||
| Дамблдорын арми Dambldorin armi |
Pending | |
The name Dumbledore's Army becomes a single expression in the Chinese translation, a little like China's PLA, which is known as the 解放军 Jiěfàng-jūn 'Liberation Army'.
It could, of course, have been spun out into separate words as 邓布利多的军队 Dèngbùlìduō de jūnduì, 'the Army of Dumbledore', which is, in fact, how it is translated in the Taiwanese version.
The Vietnamese uses đoàn quân, referring properly to an Army corps but also referring more broadly to an army.
The Japanese 軍団 gundan also means Army corps, but can be used (sometimes comically) in reference to the band of devoted followers of a person or cause.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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