Eridian Translator

Bad

State · Eridian chord · 나쁘다, 나쁜

In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept bad (나쁘다, 나쁜) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “bad” is heard as G♯4, B4, D♯4, over 0.4 seconds.

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Englishbad, evil
Korean (한국어)나쁘다, 나쁜
CategoryState
ChordG♯4B4D♯4
Frequencies415.30, 493.88, 311.13 Hz
Notes in chord3-note
Duration0.4 seconds

How “bad” sounds in Eridian

“bad” is built from 3 notes — G♯4, B4, D♯4 (415.30, 493.88, 311.13 Hz) — sounded for 0.4 seconds. The notes sound together as a single steady cluster. It belongs to the state category, which collects words describing states, emotions, and qualities. In English it covers bad, evil; in Korean it maps to 나쁘다, 나쁜.

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