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Chapter 25: Shell Cottage

Simplified Chinese (Mandarin: China)
贝壳小屋
Bèiké xiǎowū
贝壳 bèiké = 'shell'.
小屋 xiǎowū = 'cottage, small house'.
Shell cottage
Traditional Chinese (Mandarin: Taiwan)
貝殼居
Bèiké-jū
貝殼 bèiké = 'shell'.
= 'dwelling'.
Shell dwelling
Japanese
貝殻の家
Kaigara no ie
貝殻 kaigara = 'shell'.
no = connecting particle
ie = 'house'.
The shell house
Vietnamese (Chinese characters show etymology)
Chòi đất chòi = 'small thatched cottage'.
đất = 'earth'.
Small earthen thatched cottage

The Vietnamese gives a slightly freer rendition.

Although both Chinese and Japanese use the characters 貝殼, the Japanese uses the native kun-reading, not the Chinese-derived on-reading.

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

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