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[Official Site] Much Ado about Romania and Macau
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新キャラの二人です。
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ルーマニアさん Romania前々から名前は出ていたルーマニアさん。
苦労人の割には性格は人懐こくおちゃめ。でもどこかちゃらんぽらんな変わり者。
This is Romania, whose name has been around for a long time. For a person that has come around much, his character is friendly and a bit mischievous. However, he is also carelessly eccentric.
信仰心が強く魔術とか民間伝承が大好きで、 お伽話のお姫様（Ileanaというルーマニア伝承）に思いを馳せたりロマンチックな面も。
He has a strong belief in black magic and the kind and loves folklore. Thinking of fairy tale princesses (the legend about Ileana) he has a romantic side, too.
ハンガリーさんとはボコりボコられ、ものすごく仲が悪い。ルーマニアンジョークのハンガリー人の登場率が異常。 ドイツとイタリアは頼りたいビジネス仲間。最近トルコとはもっと仲良くなりたい。
With Hungary he tends to fight a lot, they can't stand each other at all * Hungarians appear extremly often in Romanian jokes. With Germany and Italy, Romania has some kind of business friendship. Recently he tries to be friends with Turkey.
■ルーマニアの豆知識
■Romania Trivia
・日本で言う「おばあちゃんお知恵袋」みたいなニガヨモギやにんにくをつかった民間医療をよく使う。
・medical treatments that you call "granny's wisdom" like eating garlic or drinking absinthe are often used in Romania**
・ルーマニア料理は周辺の国の食文化＋オスマントルコが持ってきた食材をうまくあわせて
ヨーロッパの中でも面白い料理が多い。
・the Romanian cuisine, and the specialties of surrounding countries, and also the food that came from the Osman Turks, can often be found all over Europe. A lot of interesting dishes exist**
・ルーマニアの伝承では神様は粘土から人を作ったといわれている。
・the Romanian folklore says God has made man from clay**
・ドラキュラで知られるヴラド・ツェペシュはルーマニアでは英雄。
ちなみにルーマニアの吸血鬼ストリゴイは赤い毛髪、青い目で色んな動物に変身する。
生きてる間は普通の人間だったのが、色々な方法で狙われストリゴイになる。
ストリゴイはにんにくと光が嫌い。
・Vlad III. who is better known as Dracula is a Romanian hero.
By the way, the Romanian vampires, known as Strigoi, have red hair and blue eyes and can change their appearance to that of various animals. They have been normal persons while they were alive, but for many different reasons they would become Strigoi. Strigoi hate garlic and light. ***
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Translator's Notes:
* one of my history books about WW1 called the relationship between Austria and Romania a "one sided romance" - Austria tried his best to make Romania one of the Central Powers, but in the end Romania "broke his heart" by aiding the Allies (Russia)
It was also mentioned that Hungary was jealous of Romania, for the special treatment the country got from Austria (while the Magyars suffered)
But I guess that is just one of many points adding to their hate relationship ^_^;
** same is true for many other European cultures
*** this is one of the reasons Romania was drawn with red hair and blue eyes by Japanese fans, I think; what do you think will the official hair and eyecolor be like? :3
マカオさん Macau
ポルトガル国王から頂いた正式名称が
「もっとも忠実たる神の名を持つ都市マカオ」
ポルトガルとの強い結びつきの元
中国の中でもいち早く独特の文化を開花させた
魅力的な町並みと文化が根付くマカオ。
The formal name received from Portugal is "Macau Which Carries the Name of a Most Faithful God."
Origin was a strong connection to Portugal.
Very quickly made popular a unique culture within China.
Macau whose charming storefronts and culture take root.
あまりガツガツしなくてもよかった環境などから、穏やかそうな、商売が上手そうな背の高いどこか達観気味の青年にしてみました。ちょっと裏がありそうな成 分も入れていますｗ
そのゆったりっぷりは「リラックスした統治」とか海外では言われたりします。
His nature is rather ungreedy; he appears calm and good at business, is tall, and tries to be philosophical. He seems to also have another side, another part, lol.
In foreign countries, this easygoing manner is called relaxed governing or such things.
たいていビジネス口調ですがポルトガル、中国や香港に対しては冗談も言ったりする。台湾に対してはちゃんとレディーの扱い。
He often has a businesslike manner, but he jokes around with Portugal, China, and Hong Kong. He treats Taiwan like a proper lady.
手先も器用で料理やおもちゃ、織物を作るのが得意。
一番得意としていたのは陶磁器。これで一財なした。
His underlings, too, are skillfull, and cooking and making toys and textiles are specialties.
Their number one specialty is porcelain and ceramics. These are their number one goods.
カジノやビジネスの関係でビシッとスーツ着ていることも多い。
He often wears smart-looking suits to casinos and in business-related things.
香港との結びつきも強く、よき経済や文化のパートナーとして付き合っている。
香港がものすごい速さで成長した時は、ライバル心も出さずにゆっくりとその成長を見守って
自分はヨーロッパ諸国の接待に従事した。
He also connects strongly to Hong Kong; they associate as good business and cultural partners.
When Hong Kong also had a rapid growth, he restfully watched over him without rivalry,
and he sought his own connections in Europe.
■マカオの豆知識
■Trivia about Macau
・故人を弔いあの世で使えるようにおもちゃの紙幣を燃やす。
また働く前に商売繁盛を願って神様へのお供えとしてもおもちゃの紙幣をお店の前で燃やすんだとか。
香港でも見られる風習らしい。
They burn pretend paper money to be useful in the land of the dead.
Also, before working, they pray for prosperity and give pretend paper money as offerings to God and burn it in front of the merchant's home.
It seems that this is a custom that can be observed in Hong Kong as well.
・昔はポルトガル、中国語方言、あちこちの入ってきた外来語が混ざってえらく理解しにくい言葉を喋っていた。
最近はほとんど広東語だけど教育で取り入れてるのでポルトガル語を喋れる人が
またじわじわ増えてきているそう。
Long ago, the spoke a language with lots of loan words from Portuguese and Chinese dialects that was very hard to understand.
These days, they speak only Cantonese, but because of education and training, people who speak Portuguese seem to be increasing in number.
香港式エッグタルトはつるーんとしている。ふわっとしててちょっと大きい気がする。
どっちも美味しいですよ！
Macau-style egg tarts are kogemetsuki*. The outside is like pie.
Hong Kong-style egg tarts are very smooth. I have a feeling that they are very soft.
Both are delicious!
・広東料理のほかにポルトガルさんから教えてもらった料理も豊富。
南欧圏で主に食べられているバカラオをしようした料理やポルトガル風鴨料理などなど
南欧文化をアレンジしてうまく取り入れて、美味しい毎日を過ごしている。
Cantonese food and cuisine taught from Portugal are both abundant.
Bacalhau that is primarily eaten in Southern Europe, Portuguese-style duck, etc., etc. and culture that is usually arranged in Southern Europe are skillfully adopted, and every day is spent beautifully.
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Translator's Notes:
*Exact translation of "kogemetsuki" is unclear. I means something along the lines of "twice cooked", "twice burnt", "burned slightly", or simply "browned/charred on the outside (visible burn)"
More on that 目 kanji, according to this site: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/c
ON reading(s) モク ボク
KUN reading(s) め -め ま-
Nanori reading(s) さかん さがん さっか さつか
Definitions: eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor
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