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>>38115397
Where can someone find a translation for the Chinese Pokémon names? And no I don't mean a transliteration where you just get what it sounds like written out, I mean a proper translation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:11:24 No.38115490 Report

Quoted By: >>38115531

>>38115444
That's Chinese.
Japanese Pokemon names are always in katakana, never kanji. You do know the difference, right?

>>38115465
Bulbapedia
Many of them are just transliterations of the Japanese names though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:12:17 No.38115499 Report

Quoted By: >>38115537

>>38115465
they're quite literal. Bulbasaur is called "wonderful frog with a seed" IIRC

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:16:43 No.38115531 Report

Quoted By: >>38115549

>>38115490
Even if they did use kanji, it looks rather different from Chinese characters from a glance.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:17:19 No.38115537 Report

Quoted By: >>38115641

>>38115499
It's probably just a translation of the Japanese name, which is "mysterious seed."

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:19:16 No.38115549 Report

Quoted By: >>38115792

>>38115531
Kanji is literally Chinese characters. If you don't actually speak either language, it's very difficult to tell them apart without kana present.

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Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:21:37 No.38115574 Report

Quoted By: >>38115644

DOUBLE AXE MOTHERFUCKING BATTLE DRAGON

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:29:35 No.38115641 Report

Quoted By: >>38115662

>>38115537
Bulbasaur's Chinese name is 妙蛙种子
妙 is wonderful, 蛙 is frog and 种子seed

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:29:47 No.38115644 Report

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>>38115574
I'm still mad it's not a pseudo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:31:45 No.38115662 Report

Quoted By: >>38115745

>>38115641
So the same but with "frog" thrown in.

>妙
I don't speak Chinese but if this character means the same thing as in Japanese then it's "wonderful" in the sense of "full of wonder" - i.e. strange or mysterious.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:44:29 No.38115745 Report

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>>38115662
Like the "fushigi" in fushigidane?
Idk the kanji for it sorry

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 27 Mar 2019 18:50:35 No.38115792 Report

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>>38115549
Okay maybe I'm exaggerating but there's still noticeable differences in the logographs.

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