N00b question and translation question

[solo]

N00b: so does Zhu Yilong make a habit of clutching cushions in interviews? I'm sure I've seen two separate instances now.

Translation: the Lord of Dixing (地星)　is actually the Lord of Dijun (地君). What is that thing, what does it mean? From Japanese I only know it as another form of address, so 地君大人　would be like 'earth lord lord'. There's also that Dijun (地君) register. Is the difference important, or do I just go with Dixing for all of that?

@foxglove I tried to do an 'ask' on tumblr the other week but I'm bad with tumblr and you probably never got it. (And now I can't remeber what I wanted to know but it'll come back to me!) I think I'll stick with DW for my stupid translation questions.

Comments

[bocje_ce_ustu]

I can only speak from my experience of Japanese, so take that with a grain of salt, but I believe 地星 (Dixing) is the place, while 地君 (Dijun) is the title of King of Dixing.
In 地君, 地 stands for the complete term 地星, and 君 means “king”. It might seem confusing, but it’s not unusual to find the name of a country (in this case Dixing) indicated only by its first/most defining character in compounds (for the sake of brevity and, I reckon, for propensity towards compound expressions made of two/four characters).

[solo]

Aaaah, now that's a good point! I have come across this in Japanese too. Yes, that... works. :) Thank you for pointing it out!

[bocje_ce_ustu]

Glad I could help :D