Chapter 20: Lord Voldemort's Request

 

(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)	伏地魔的请求 Fùdìmó de qǐngqiú	伏地魔 Fùdìmó = 'Voldemort'. 的 de = connecting particle 请求 qǐngqiú = 'request, entreaty'.	Voldemort's request
Chinese (Taiwan)	佛地魔王的請求 Fódìmó-wáng de qǐngqiú	佛地魔 Fódìmó = 'Voldemort'. 王 wáng = 'king'. 的 de = connecting particle 請求 qǐngqiú = 'request, entreaty'.	Lord Voldemort's request
Japanese	ヴォルデモート卿の頼み Vorudemōto-kyō no tanomi	ヴォルデモート Vorudemōto = 'Voldemort'. 卿 -kyō = 'lord'. の no = connecting particle 頼み tanomi = 'request'.	Lord Voldemort's request
Vietnamese	Thỉnh cầu của chúa tể Voldemort	thỉnh cầu (請求) = của = connecting particle, 'belonging to'. chúa tể (主宰) = 'lord, ruler, sovereign'. Voldemort = 'Voldemort'	The request of Lord Voldemort

A straightforward translation.

The Mainland translator does not translate the word 'Lord'. The Taiwanese translator uses 王 wáng, literally meaning 'king' but also used in the meaning of 'prince' or 'lord'. (As an example, William Golding's Lord of the Flies is often translated as 蒼蠅王 / 苍蝇王 Cāngying Wáng -- 'King of the Flies' -- in Chinese.) Vietnamese uses chúa tể, meaning 'lord, sovereign, ruler'. Note that at Book 3 Chapter 19, The Servant of Lord Voldemort, neither Chinese-language translation translates the word 'Lord'.

(A summary of this chapter can be found at Harry Potter Facts. Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)

Chapter 19

Chapter 21