Does someone speak Chinese and could help me?

Turanil · Post by **Turanil** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:32 am

Well, someday (after completion of Creatures Features) I could work on some Oriental Adventures stuff for C&C. Except I prefer it to be Chinese than Japanese. So, is there someone around who could give me some Chinese words for D&D/C&C class concepts?

-- Sword-saint (weaponmaster and duellist specializing in the sword, the kind you see in Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon movie).

-- Imperial Guard (an elite soldier of the Emperor, totally loyal)

-- Monk (archetypal Shaolin monk who practice martial arts)

-- Mandarin (scholar and civil-servant of the empire)

-- Ghost-hunter (Taoist priest and ghost-hunter exorcist, as found in the Chinese Ghost Stories movies)

-- Priest (typically a Taoist priest who cast spells)

-- Sorcerer

-- Bonze

-- Shaman

-- Thief

-- Assassin

-- Barbarian (typically Mongol horseriders and raiders)

-- Sellsword / Mercenary (a wandering fighter, typical adventurer)
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Turanil · Post by **Turanil** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:06 am

Also I forgot

-- Investigator - Police: In numerous wuxia movies there are kind of investigators/police-officers who practice martial arts, who hunt criminals.
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Dragondaddy · Post by **Dragondaddy** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:37 pm

This is all in Mandarin using the Hanyan Pinyin Dialect. There are four primary languages that comprise Chinese-- Mandarin, Wu, Min, and Cantonese. They are dissimilar and speaking, reading, and writing each language is a separate affair, meaning if the Mandarin General meets the Min Princess, he'll likely need a translator present to understand her, unless, of course, he happens to speak Min too. Mongolian is a whole separate and distinct language tree itself, with many dialects and variants.
Hanyan Chinese
Pinyin Spell Sound

Weaponmaster (singular, one weapon)-- Fn Zhongwen Ban

Weaponsmaster (plural, multiple weapons) Wuqi Dashi

Weapons -- Wuqi

Master Dashi

Blade Dao-Pian

Longbow Dai Gong (Cool... this character looks like a bow for this)

Bow and Arrow -- Hushi

Arrow Jiantou

Sword-saint Jian Sheng - Tu

Imperial Guard -- Wongjia Wei-bing

Monk Xiu Shi

Mandarin -- Putongwa

Ghost-hunter Guihun Lieren

Priest -- Jiaoshi

Taoist -- Daoshi

Sorcerer -- Wushi

Bonze -- Heshang

Shaman Seng Ren

Thief -- Qiezei

Assassin -- Cike'

Barbarian -- Yeman

Mongol Menggu / Menggu

Horseman Yu Ma Zhe

Raider -- RuqinZhe

Sellsword Diji Yong Gong

Mercenary -- Yong Gong

Policeman -- Jingcha

Investigator -- Diaocha Yuan

Archery -- Shejian

Martial Arts -- Wushu

Turanil · Post by **Turanil** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:54 pm

That's GREAT! Thanks very much!
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:36 pm

Sorry, the phrases I know in a number of foreign languages would not be very helpful in this instance. Finding a lady friend for the night yes, descriptive terminology no. ^_~`
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dutch206 · Post by **dutch206** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:27 pm

Sorry, the only thing I can say in any asian language is something I learned from a Marine. It's a particularly deadly Japanese insult, guaranteed to start a fight.
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papercut · Post by **papercut** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:03 pm

Looks good so far, Dragondaddy has done a fine job. I'll submit some alternatives soon. Which words do you still need translating?

Chinese is a broad language so there could be several translation for each English word.

For example, Assassin could also be Shashou 殺手 or 刺客

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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:14 pm

My lady speaks Cantonese but it looks like you got your answers in Mandarin which is the far more prevalent language in China so you're good to go! Obviously Dragondaddy gets the linguistics award for the precise translations. Nice work, Dragondaddy!

Turanil · Post by **Turanil** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:10 pm

Well, anything you can propose will be good. Then I will probably make a choice between what sounds better to my western ear...
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:56 pm

Alright, Ill try to remember to ask her when I see her later on