Chapter 24: The Wandmaker
| Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China) | ||
| 魔杖制作人 Mózhàng zhìzuò-rén |
魔杖 mózhàng = 'magic wand'. 制作 zhìzuò = 'to make'. 人 rén = 'person'. |
The magic wand maker |
| Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan) | ||
| 魔杖製造師 Mózhàng zhìzào-shī |
魔杖 mózhàng = 'magic wand'. 製造 zhìzào = 'to manufacture'. 師 shī = 'master, teacher'. |
The magic wand making master |
| Japanese | ||
| 杖作り Tsue-zukuri |
杖 tsue = 'wand'. 作り -tsukuri = 'making, maker', from the verb 作る tsukuru 'to make, manufacture'. |
The wand maker |
| Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology) | ||
| Người chế tạo đũa phép | người = 'person'. chế tạo (製造) = 'manufacture'. đũa phép = 'wand'. |
The wand maker |
Mr Ollivander.
The Japanese uses the form 作り -tsukuri, which means '-making' or '-maker'. Coming after a vowel, -tsukuri is modified to begin with a voiced sound, i.e., -zukuri.
(Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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