Chapter 8: The Hearing
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 受审 Shòushěn |
受审 shòushěn = 'subject to interrogation, trial'. | On trial |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 聽審會 Tīngshěn-huì |
聽
tīng = 'to hear'. 審 shěn = 'interrogation, trial'. 會 huì = 'meeting'. |
The hearing (meeting) |
| Japanese | ||
| 尋問 Jinmon |
尋問 jinmon = 'questioning, interrogation, examination'. | The interrogation |
| Korean | ||
| 청문회 Cheongmun-hoe |
Pending | |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Phiên tòa | phiên tòa = 'trial, hearing, court sitting'. | The trial (hearing) |
| Mongolian (new) | ||
| Сонсгол Sonsgol |
Pending | |
Harry attends a hearing in the Ministry of Magic.
How is 'hearing' translated?
The hearing attended by Harry was technically a 'disciplinary hearing'.
- This is translated as 受审 shòushěn in
the Mainland Chinese version.
- The Taiwanese version calls it a 紀律聽審會 jìlǜ tīngshěn-huì ('order/discipline
hearing').
- The Vietnamese Phiên tòa Kỷ Luật ('order/discipline
court sitting' — Kỷ Luật 紀律).
- The Japanese uses 懲戒尋問 chōkai jinmon a 'disciplinary punishment interrogation/hearing'.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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