The Dursleys (Ch)
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THE DURSLEYS |
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Taiwan |
Notes |
| Vernon Dursley | 弗农･德思礼 Fúnóng Désīlǐ |
威農･德思禮 Wēinóng Désīlǐ |
'Dursley' is the same in both Chinese versions. The Mainland name is likely to have been borrowed from the Taiwanese translation. The three characters mean 德 'virtue' + 思 'thought' + 礼 / 禮 'ritual', but are here used only for their phonetic value. |
| Dudley | 达力 Dálì |
達力 Dálì |
In the Mainland and Taiwanese versions, the first character in 'Dudley'
is the same character, shown in simplified and traditional variants. Together,
the two characters of Dudley's name mean 达 / 達 'attain' + 力 'power'. |
| Petunia | 佩妮 Pèinī |
佩妮 Pèinī |
'Petunia' is 佩妮 Pèinī in both Mainland and Taiwanese versions. The first character means 'wear (an ornament)' or 'admire'. The second is a character meaning 'girl'. |
| Marge | 玛姬 Mǎjī |
瑪姬 Mǎjī |
Phonetic. Known to Harry as 'Aunt Marge' (玛姬姑妈 Mǎjī gūmā or 瑪姬姑姑 Mǎjī gūgū). |
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