Ghosts (J & V)

(For the romanisation of Japanese, see Transliteration. To understand the writing systems of CJV, see Writing Systems. Note: Vietnamese transliterations are taken from footnotes to the main text.)

GHOSTS AND OTHERS
English	Japanese	Vietnamese	Note
Nearly Headless Nick	ほとんど首なしニック Hotondo kubi-nashi Nikku	Nick Suýt Mất Đầu	ほとんど hotondo = 'almost'. 首 kubi = 'head'. なし nashi = 'without, lacking'. suýt = 'almost'. mất = 'lose'. đầu = 'head'.
Peeves	ピーブズ Piibuzu	Peeves (Pi-vờ)
The Fat Friar	太った修道士 Futotta Shūdō-shi	Thầy Tu Béo	太った futotta = 'fat'. 修道士 shūdō-shi = 'friar, monk'. thầy tu = 'monk, priest'. béo = 'fat'.
Moaning Myrtle	嘆きのマートル Nageki no Mātoru	ma khóc nhè Myrtle (Myrtle = Mớc-tồn)	It's amazing how far the sounds of English can wander in other languges. The recommended pronunciation of the 'r' in 'Myrtle' as 'c' in Vietnamese appears to be due to French influence -- 'c' sounds like the French uvular 'r'. The pronunciation of the final 'l' as 'n' is a result of the sound system of Vietnamese. The Japanese ignores the 'r', which is not pronounced in British English, and renders the 'l' sound as oru. See the results for yourself. 嘆き Nageki = 'sigh, weep'. ma = 'ghost'. khóc = 'weep, cry'. nhè = 'whimper, snivel'.
The Grey Lady	灰色のレディー Hai-iro no redii	Bà Xám	Japanese means 'Grey-coloured lady', with 'lady' borrowed from English. Vietnamese translates this literally as 'Grey Lady', or alternatively, 'Mrs Grey'.
The Bloody Baron	血みどろ男爵 Chi-midoro danshaku	Nam tước Đẫm Máu	血みどろ Chi-midoro = 'covered in blood'. 男爵 Danshaku = 'baron'. Nam tước (男爵) = 'baron' (same root as danshaku). đẫm = 'soaked, drenched'. máu = 'blood'.