A Korean game's title translated into Chinese as 'Dodge Assassin' — and Chinese fans are furious.

Reviewers loved everything about this Korean platformer except the one thing stamped on its cover.

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Anonymous

What idiot translated this? He's no dodger or assassin — he's a brave soldier and loving father. Should've kept 'Sannabi,' the real title and theme song.어느 멍청이가 이 게임 이름을 번역한 거냐? 주인공은 회피도 없고, 암살자도 아니야. 그는 용감한 군인이자, 두려움 없는 준장이며, 위대한 동시에 자애로운 아버지야. 스토리를 고려하면, SANABI는 '산나비'로 번역하는 게 훨씬 적절해. 게임 전체를 관통하는 단어고, 주제곡의 제목이기도 하니까.

They swapped poetic 'Sannabi' for 'Dodge Assassin' — Chinese fans are floored lol'산나비'라는 존멋 원제를 냅두고 '회피암살자' 闪避刺客 라고 번역해서 중국 게이머들 경악함 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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💡 Why does 'Dodge Assassin' sound like such an insult?
SANABI's Korean title, 산나비 (Sannabi), means 'mountain butterfly' and is also the name of the game's emotional theme song. 'Dodge Assassin' just describes a jump mechanic, losing all of that.vs. Western dubs: like retitling 'La La Land' as 'Dancing Singing Guy.'Klore note
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What braindead fuck translated this as 'Dodge Assassin'? Drag him out and shoot him. Without reviews, no one would know this masterpiece existed. Story's flawless; only gripe's clunky gamepad controls.어느 병신새끼가 '회피 암살자'라고 번역한 거야? 당장 끌고 나가서 처형해야지. 리뷰 안 봤으면 이 명작 스토리를 누가 알았겠어. 스토리는 최고 수준이고, 몇몇 반전은 예상 가능하지만 스토리 감상에는 전혀 지장 없어. 컷신과 캐릭터 묘사도 만점. 유일한 단점은 게임패드로 플레이할 때 조작감이 너무 불편하다는 점인데, 그래도 참고 할 만해. 고난이도(노병 난이도)는 7시간 정도 걸려서 클리어했고, 스토리 몰입을 위해 보통 난이도 중 가장 쉬운 걸 추천해.

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Story: good스토리 좋음

OST: goodost 좋음

Controls: good조작감 좋음

But 'Dodge Assassin' feels lazy근데 '闪避刺客'(회피 암살자)라는 중국어 제목은 너무 대충 지은 것 같아!

Don't judge it — best side-scroller in 3 years!이름에 속지 마세요, 최근 3년간 해본 최고의 횡스크롤 게임입니다!

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  1. 88 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Feel the pain miHoYo felt too... lol both victims are Chinese companies!

    미호요가 느꼈을 고통 너희도 느...... 피해자 둘다 중국이잖아!

  2. 6 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    SANABI's foreign translations were notoriously bad at launch. Saw Japanese streamers get garbled, machine-translated text. Fixed after a year I think, probably similar for Chinese.

    산나비 발매 초창기때 외국어번역 되게 이상한걸로 유명했지. 일본쪽 스트리머들 하는거 좀 봤는데 번역기 돌린거마냥 엉망으로 해놨더라고. 1년쯤 지나고선 번역 손봤는지 무난하게 수정한걸로 기억하는데 중국어쪽도 비슷한 케이스일듯

  3. 5 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Why the hell would they do that... that's literally the core theme of the whole game...

    아니 왜 그따구로... 그거 심지어 게임 근간을 둔 설정이잖아...

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  1. 54 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Korea has 'Kawaii Hunter', China has 'Dodge Assassin'.

    한국엔 카와이 헌터가 있고 중국엔 회피 암살자가 있군.

  2. 25 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Sounds like the shortened title of some 30-word-long isekai overpowered-protagonist web novel.

    제목이 30글자는 되는 이세계 먼치킨물 줄여말한거같음

  3. 22 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    ???: I'm NOT an assassin, dammit!

    ???: 나 암살자 아니라고-!

  4. 6 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Dad, what's a Dodge Assassin?

    아빠 회피암살자가 뭐야?

  5. 33 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Raise your head... 'Dodge Assassin'.

    고개를 들어라 ""회피암살자""

  6. 4 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Lmaooo our Chinese bros getting just as mad as us.

    ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 같이 분노해주는 따거들

  7. 38 upvotes on the original thread
    Anon· on the original thread

    Dodge Assassin! Aren't you gonna go find Dodge Assassin? It's a mission about Dodge Assassin. Same goal as you, mister. Dodge Assassin.

    회피암살자! 회피 암살자 안찾을 거에요? 회피암살자에 관한 임무입니다 아저씨랑 목적이 같아요. 회피암살자.

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