(For the romanisation of Chinese and Japanese, see Transliteration. To understand the writing systems of CJV, see Writing Systems. For word order notes, see Word Order)

Where a Vietnamese word has been borrowed from Chinese, the original Chinese character is shown in parentheses.

 

Chinese (Mainland)	哈利･波特与密室 Hālì Bōtè yǔ mì-shì	哈利･波特 Hālì Bōtè = phonetic transcription 与 yǔ = 'and' (written Chinese) 密室 mì-shì = 'secret room'.	Harry Potter and the Secret Room
Chinese (Taiwan)	哈利波特 消失的密室 Hālì Pōtè -- Xiāoshī de mìshì	哈利波特 Hālì Pōtè = phonetic transcription 消失 xiāoshī = 'vanish'. 的 de = connecting particle (equivalent here to English 'which') 密室 mì-shì = 'secret room'.	Harry Potter and the Secret Room Which Vanishes (= Vanishing Secret Room).
Japanese	ハリー・ポッターと秘密の部屋 Harii Pottā to Himitsu no Heya	ハリー・ポッター Harii Pottā = Harry Potter in katakana (normally used for foreign words) と to = 'and'. 秘密の himitsu no = 'secret'. 部屋 heya = 'room'.	Harry Potter and the Secret Room or Harry Potter and the Room of Secrets
Vietnamese	Harry Potter và phòng chứa bí mật	Harry Potter (pronunciation footnote: Ha-ri Pốt-tơ). và = 'and'. phòng(房) = 'room'. chứa = 'contain, hold'. bí mật (秘密)= 'secret'.	Harry Potter and the Room Holding Secrets

 

Book 1 Chapter 17

Chapter 1