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The Titles of Magical Books in Harry Potter |
From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide
| Chinese (Mainland) |
从孵蛋到涅槃 养龙指南 |
cóng
= 'from'. fūdàn
= 'hatch-egg' = 'egg-hatching'. dào
= 'to'.涅槃 nièpán = 'nirvana'.  yǎng lóng
= 'keep dragon' = 'dragon-keeping'.
zhǐnán
= 'guide'. |
1. From Hatching to Nirvana 2. Guide to Keeping Dragons |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 從孵育到噴火 — 養龍手冊 Cóng fūyù dào pēnhuǒ --- yǎng lóng shǒucè |
cóng
= 'from'.
fūyù
= 'hatching and raising'. dào
= 'to'.
pēnhuǒ
= 'shooting fire'. yǎng lóng
= 'keep dragon'.
shǒucè
= 'handbook'. |
From Hatching to Spouting Fire -- Handbook of Keeping Dragons |
| Japanese |  Doragon no kai-kata --- tamago kara shōnetsu jigoku made |
doragon = 'dragon'の no = connecting particle  kai-kata
= 'method of keeping', (
kau = 'to raise, keep'). tamago
= 'egg' + kara 'from' = 'from egg'. shōnetsu
= 'burning, fiery'.
jigoku = 'hell'.
made = 'to, as far as' (together the above three mean 'to fiery hell'.) |
How to Keep Dragons -- from Egg to Fiery Hell |
| Vietnamese |  |
( ) = 'from'. = 'egg'. = 'to'. = 'to
spit'. = 'fire'. ( )
= 'guide'. = 'specially
for'.  = 'person'. = 'to
keep, raise'. = 'dragon'. |
From Egg to Spitting Fire -- Handbook Specially for Dragon Keepers |
'Inferno':
The translation of 'inferno' is interesting. Inferno was, of course, hell in Dante's Divine Comedy. It is now identified with the raging fires of hell. The implication is that the adult dragon will turn its owner's environment into a raging fire. The Japanese translator comes closest to the idea of the fires of hell. The Chinese translator uses a Buddhist term meaning 'nirvana'. Although it has the meaning 'death', 'nirvana' doesn't quite convey the idea of an inferno. The Taiwanese and Vietnamese translators come closer when they refer to the dragon's habit of breathing or spitting fire.
The Mainland Chinese translator mistakenly divides this book into two separate titles.
Category: Magical Creatures
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