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Chapter 14: The Thief

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
小偷
Xiǎotōu
小偷 xiǎotōu = 'thief'. The thief
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
小偷
Xiǎotōu
小偷 xiǎotōu = 'thief'. The thief
Japanese
盗っ人
Nusutto
盗っ人 nusutto = 'thief'. The thief
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Tên trộm tên = 'fellow' (slang term placed before the name of a disreputable or bad person)
trộm = 'steal, burgle'.
The thief (literally 'stealing fellow')

This is the thief who stole the Elder Wand.

The Japanese expression 盗っ人 nusutto is a semi-archaic word. It is found in the expression 盗人猛々しい nusutto takedakeshii 'brazen thief'.

The Vietnamese version uses a common term, tên trộm, which carries pejorative connotations.

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

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