Mandarin Duck Blades translation

The translation of Mandarin Duck Blades is a work-in-progress on WuxiaSociety.

An old fan translation from 2010 by several translators is available on SPCNET. It is a commendable fan effort to bring the novel to English-speaking readers. However, since it is done by non-native speakers using online translation tools, there are certain nuances lost in translation.

Our in-house translation is being done by Jenxi, with the work starting in February 2024 and the first chapter posted on 1 March 2024.

Translation

Changelog

1 March 2024

  • Created the Mandarin Duck Blades translation index page.
  • Added Chapter 1 of the in-house translation.
  • Chapter 1 contains 2,345 words with 32 footnotes.

11 March 2024

  • Added Chapter 2 of the in-house translation.
  • Chapter 2 contains 2,542 words with 22 footnotes.

23 Mar 2024

  • Added Chapter 3 of the in-house translation.
  • Chapter 3 contains 2,144 words with 20 footnotes.
  • Fixed broken novel index links.

1 Apr 2024

  • Added Chapter 4 of the in-house translations.
  • Chapter 3 contains 2,510 words with 21 footnotes.
  • Fixed broken pagination links for Chapter 2 and 3.