Chapter 18: The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
阿不思・邓布利多的生平和谎言 Ābùsī Dèngbùlìduō de shēngpíng hé huǎngyán |
阿不思・邓布利多 Ābùsī Dèngbùlìduō = 'Albus Dumbledore'. 的 de = connecting particle 生平 shēngpíng = 'brief biographical sketch'. 和 hé = 'and'. 谎言 huǎngyán = 'lie'. |
Biographical sketch and lies of Albus Dumbledore |
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
鄧不利多的人生與謊言 Dèngbùlìduō de rénshēng yǔ huǎngyán |
鄧不利多 Dèngbùlìduō = 'Dumbledore'. 的 de = connecting particle 人生 rénshēng = 'life'. 與 yǔ = 'and'. 謊言 huǎngyán = 'lie'. |
The Life and Lies of Dumbledore |
Japanese | ||
アルバス・ダンブルドアの人生と嘘 Arubasu Danburudoa no jinsei to uso |
アルバス・ダンブルドア Arubasu Danburudoa = 'Albus Dumbledore' の no = connecting particle 人生 jinsei = 'life'. と to = 'and'. 嘘 uso = 'lie, falsehood'. |
The life and lies of Albus Dumbledore |
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
Chuyện đời và chuyện xạo của Albus Dumbledore | chuyện đời = 'life story'. và = 'and'. chuyện xạo = 'unreliable story'. của = 'of'. Albus Dumbledore = "Albus Dumbledore'. |
The life story and unreliable stories of Albus Dumbledore |
From the book of the same name, a scurrilous volume by Rita Skeeter. In the Japanese translation, the book title doesn't match the chapter title. The book title is rather more colourful than the chapter title.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
⇚ Chapter 17 |