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Chapter 18: The Weighing of the Wands

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
检测魔杖
Jiǎncè mózhàng
检测 jiǎncè = 'test, examine'.
魔杖 mózhàng = 'magic cane' = 'wand'.
Testing the Wands
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
檢測魔杖
Jiǎncè mózhàng
檢測 jiǎncè = 'test, examine'.
魔杖 mózhàng = 'magic cane' = 'wand'.
Testing the Wands
Japanese
杖調べ
Tsue-shirabe
tsue = 'cane, wand'.
調べ shirabe = 'investigation, examination, inspection'.
Wand-inspection
Korean
‘포터는 야비하다!’
'Poteo-neun yabihada'
'Potter is Dirty'
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Cân đũa phép cân = 'weigh'.
đũa phép = 'magic wand' (đũa itself means 'chopsticks').
Weighing the wands
Mongolian (new)
Шидэт саваа дэнсэлсэн нь
Shidet savaa denselsen n'
шидэт shidet = 'magic (having magic)'.
саваа savaa = 'rod, bat, stick'.
дэнслэх denslekh = 'weigh' (-сэн -sen past tense).
нь n' = 'about' (makes the preceding sentence into a noun).
Of the Weighing of the Wands

Weighing

The so-called 'weighing' of the wands is actually an inspection to see they are in good condition before the tournament.

Wand

The English uses a plural ('wands'). All of the translations use a singular form.

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

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