EPTUltralisk could in theory mean "beyond little," which I suppose is a bit of litotes on the part of the creators.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
[R]Names of SC races in Chinese - Page 4
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
Ultralisk could in theory mean "beyond little," which I suppose is a bit of litotes on the part of the creators. Source: Oxford English Dictionary | ||
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suejak
Japan545 Posts
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FrostOtter
United States537 Posts
On January 11 2011 11:20 suejak wrote: I think it's obvious that "lisk" is used because it sounds insect-like. And to what insect would that be referring? | ||
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
On January 11 2011 04:27 Mr Tambourine Man wrote: I really like the name of the Thor : 雷神 Which makes sense because it means thunder god. But it just sounds cool. And Ultralisk: 雷兽 : Thunderbeast :D so cool I just want to clear something up. Ultralisk is never called 雷兽 in Chinese. Chinese tends to call the unit by how it look when they can not translate the name into Chinese. Ultralisk is more common called "大象“ (Daxiang) which means "Elephant" | ||
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Legacy1
40 Posts
On January 11 2011 11:34 Caphe wrote: I just want to clear something up. Ultralisk is never called 雷兽 in Chinese. Chinese tends to call the unit by how it look when they can not translate the name into Chinese. Ultralisk is more common called "大象“ (Daxiang) which means "Elephant" I think the difference is that casters and players probably colloquially refer to those units as daxiang or gou, but the translation inn the game would be thunderbeast. | ||
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Saintmek
China61 Posts
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Angelbelow
United States3728 Posts
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Saintmek
China61 Posts
On January 11 2011 11:41 Legacy1 wrote: I think the difference is that casters and players probably colloquially refer to those units as daxiang or gou, but the translation inn the game would be thunderbeast. these names were come from SC1, at that time there is no Chinese version at all so people made up those names upon what they looked like or they thought what it was when I wasnt skilled in enligsh, i called Ultralisk as mammoth *lol* hydralisk was called 口水虫 The spitting insect, because most ppl never know they are shooting needles but more like spitting... and there is alot of funny naming in Chinese SC coummunity zealot is called as 叉子兵 folk soldier, the attack animation looks like it, stabbing with trident or such weapons but blade... lol | ||
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KezseN
Singapore1450 Posts
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Saintmek
China61 Posts
Sen could mean 森 the forest * | ||
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SanWood
China5 Posts
On January 11 2011 12:11 KezseN wrote: Its Shen with a "h" that god. Unless you're refering to another language? southern chinese never spell 'h' XDDD | ||
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KezseN
Singapore1450 Posts
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Sonic114
United States59 Posts
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KezseN
Singapore1450 Posts
Heres how i watch the gsl games with low quality and with chinese commentary. They are not as entertaining as tastosis or the lively korean caster but its free and I can't be too choosy. http://u.youku.com/user_video/id_UMTI5MTI1ODIw.html | ||
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MamiyaOtaru
United States1687 Posts
sounds like something a 17 year old would say | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Summerfast
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hmsrenown
Canada1263 Posts
On January 11 2011 07:53 suejak wrote: Well, it's obviously not a "direct translation" if you substitute a Nordic god for a Chinese god, now is it? So you wouldn't be translating the name "Thor" directly -- because that requires using the name Thor. Which exists already in Chinese to refer to the Norse god: http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/索尔. Chinese speaking people won't get the reference if they have never specifically read Nordic mythology in Chinese. And quite frankly, the name sounds really bad. Adding on to the Viking translation, I think generally 维京 to Chinese speaking people invokes the image of Nordic people, which makes it a great translation in multiple ways. | ||
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wankey
98 Posts
The roach in roach in Chinese but has such a more disgusting sound. Zhang Lang is Roach in Chinese, so you hear a lot of ZHANG LANG RUSH! lol pretty funny. Zergling is called Dog in Chinese, so pretty funny as well. | ||
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Ksyper
Bulgaria665 Posts
Isn't that kinda unfair for zerg and terran? RACISM! | ||
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