<p>光轮 is not a transliteration, it is a translation</p>
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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Halo (religious iconography)</a></p>
<p>A halo (from Greek ἅλως, halōs;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1</a> also known as a <strong>nimbus</strong>, aureole</p>
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<p>The round thing behind Buddha's head on that page is a 光轮 or 光环</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>In a translation of the second Harry Potter book:</p>

<p>"All Harry's spellbooks, wand, cauldron and top-of-the-range Nimbus 2000 broomstick had been locked in a cupboard under the stairs by Uncle Vernon the instant Harry had come home."</p>

<p>哈利刚一到家，弗农姨父就把他的咒语书、魔杖、长袍、坩埚和最高级的光轮2000锁进了楼梯下那又小又暗 的柜子里 </p>

<p>It seems like this translation is well accepted: <a href="http://zh.harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%85%89%E8%BD%AE2000?variant=zh" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://zh.harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%85%89%E8%BD%AE2000?variant=zh</a></p>

<p>Google Translate's answer of 'light wheel' is unhelpful.</p>

<p>Is "光轮" just a transliteration or does it have extra meaning?</p>

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2018-08-02T05:43:58.260Z
iciba：
光轮

    释义

    aureola； aureole； gloriole； nimbus gloria ；：nimbus a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint.

    a light, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something.
user6065
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2018-08-02T09:57:06.233Z
*Transliteration* is an attempt at phonetic matching. 光輪 doesn't sound anything like *Nimbus*, so by no stretch can 光輪 be considered a transliteration.
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Is "光轮" for "Nimbus" as in "Nimbus 2000 broomstick" just a transliteration?
# Is "光轮" for "Nimbus" as in "Nimbus 2000 broomstick" just a transliteration?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-02)

In a translation of the second Harry Potter book:

"All Harry's spellbooks, wand, cauldron and top-of-the-range Nimbus 2000 broomstick had been locked in a cupboard under the stairs by Uncle Vernon the instant Harry had come home."

哈利刚一到家，弗农姨父就把他的咒语书、魔杖、长袍、坩埚和最高级的光轮2000锁进了楼梯下那又小又暗 的柜子里

It seems like this translation is well accepted: <http://zh.harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/%E5%85%89%E8%BD%AE2000?variant=zh>

Google Translate's answer of 'light wheel' is unhelpful.

Is "光轮" just a transliteration or does it have extra meaning?

**Tags:** translation, mandarin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: iciba： 光轮      释义      aureola； aureole； gloriole； nimbus gloria ；：nimbus a luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint.      a light, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something.  
> **username_2**: *Transliteration* is an attempt at phonetic matching. 光輪 doesn't sound anything like *Nimbus*, so by no stretch can 光輪 be considered a transliteration.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-08-02. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

光轮 is not a transliteration, it is a translation

> [Halo (religious iconography)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography))
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> A halo (from Greek ἅλως, halōs;[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography)) also known as a **nimbus**, aureole

The round thing behind Buddha's head on that page is a 光轮 or 光环


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