Aug 17
Lost In Translation
Speaking of strange translations, these are screenshots of a pirated Chinese copy of the recent Star Wars release, Revenge of the Sith with English (sort of) subtitles. The title itself is rendered as “The backstroke of the west.” Very funny, but be warned that some of the dialogue contains profanity.
The reference to the Presbyterian Church seems mystifying, but a commenter who knows Chinese explains:
Probably the translation for the Jedi Council is “Council of Elders”, “zhang lao hui”. It just so happens that “hui” can mean both “council” and “church”, and in fact the translation of “Presbyterian Church” is also “zhang lao hui”.
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Lol, that is pretty damn funny.