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Chapter 17: Bathilda's Secret

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
巴希达的秘密
Bāxīdá de mìmì
巴希达 Bāxīdá = 'Bathilda'.
de = connecting particle
秘密 mìmì = 'secret'.
Bathilda's secret
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
芭蒂達的秘密
Bādìdá de mìmì
芭蒂達 Bādìdá = 'Bathilda'.
de = connecting particle
秘密 mìmì = 'secret'.
Bathilda's secret
Japanese
バチルダの秘密
Bachiruda no himitsu
バチルダ Bachiruda = 'Bathilda'.
no = connecting particle
秘密 himitsu = 'secret'.
Bathilda's secret
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Bí mật Bathilda bí mật (祕密) = 'secret'.
Bathilda = 'Bathilda'.
Bathilda's secret

Straightforward. All languages use what is etymologically the same word for secret: 秘密, pronounced "mìmì" in Mandarin, "himitsu" in Japanese, and "bí mật" in Vietnamese.

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

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