Mandarin Duck Blades translation

WuxiaSociety’s translation of Mandarin Duck Blades is an on-going project that brings this classic wuxia novel to English-speaking readers with careful attention to literary and cultural nuances.

The in-house translation by Jenxi began in February 2024 and we released the first chapter on 1 March 2024. This project represents our commitment to producing high-quality translations and marks the start of our efforts to provide improved fan translations. We aim to capture both the excitement of wuxia action and the subtle cultural elements that make these stories uniquely compelling.

While we acknowledge the 2010 fan translation posted on the now defunct SPCNET forum, which helped introduce this work to English readers, we’ve chosen to create a new translation that aligns with WuxiaSociety’s standards for accuracy and literary quality.

Our goal is to deliver a translation that honors both the original text and our readers’ desire for an authentic wuxia experience.

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Translation

This translation is actively being updated. We invite you to join us on this literary journey as we unveil each new chapter.

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 Mar 2024

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

23 March 2024

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

1 April 2024

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

28 June 2024

Added Chapter 5 of the in-house translations.
Chapter 5 contains 2,302 words with 21 footnotes.

2 August 2024

Added Chapter 6 of the in-house translations.
Chapter 6 contains 2,218 words with 17 footnotes.
Added footnotes for Chapter 1 and 5.

23 August 2024

Added Chapter 7 of the in-house translations.
Chapter 7 contains 2,345 words with 12 footnotes.
Added footnotes for Chapter 4 and 6.

30 November 2024

Added Chapter 8 of the in-house translations.
Chapter 8 contains 2,039 words with 16 footnotes.

14 January 2025

Added Chapter 9 of the in-house translations.
Chapter 9 contains 2,232 words with 32 footnotes.