"Water Margin" was written in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, and had been introduced to the Korean Peninsula and Japan in the 17th century. In Japan during the Edo period, there were more than ten Japanese translations of "Water Margin". Since Japanese and Chinese are closely related, the name of the book has not changed and still follows the Chinese title. Later, "Water Margin" was available in English, French, German, Italian and other versions, and the titles of the books began to become all kinds of strange.
The title of the English version is: "Outlaws of the Marsh" (Outlaws/Outlaws in the Marsh). By the way, the most famous outlaw in the English context may be Robin Hood, and in China Many readers also believe that "Robin Hood" is China's "Water Margin"; "All Men are Brothers—Blood of the Leopard" was translated by Pearl Buck in the 1930s. Although the title of "Water Margin" was a bit long, it was translated as "Juyi". "Cheetah" pointed out the untamed and uncooperative nature of Liangshan heroes (excluding the later acceptance of recruitment), and "blood" It directly gives "Water Margin" a tragic meaning - although many readers do not think "Water Margin" is a tragedy; another translation is "Water Margin", a literal translation. The advantage is of course that it is straightforward, but the taste is not. Very enough.
The translations of other texts are also interesting. In French, "Water Margin" is translated as "Chinese Warriors" or "Heroes of the Swamp", and another one that is more funny is actually "The Story of One Hundred and Five Men and Three Women on the Mountain"; German The translated title is a bit far-fetched, it's called "The Robber and the Soldier". There are also some abridged translations whose names are similar to the current Zhiyin style. For example, Deren translated the chapters of Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang into a book called "The Story of Wu Dalang, the Pie Seller and the Unfaithful Woman", and the abridged version " "Outwit the Birthday Plan" is titled "The Trap Set by the Robbers", which can be described as sensational.
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