第二十五回 · 潑猴戲仙 The Monkey Mocks the Immortal — Journey to the West

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潑猴戲仙 The Monkey Mocks the Immortal

那nà大dà仙xiān驚jīng罵mà道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ這zhè猢hú猴hóu！怎zěn麼me弄nòng手shǒu段duàn搗dǎo了le我wǒ的de灶zào？」行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「你nǐ遇yù著zháo我wǒ就jiù該gāi倒dǎo灶zào，干gàn我wǒ甚shèn事shì？我wǒ才cái自zì也yě要yào領lǐng你nǐ些xiē油yóu湯tāng油yóu水shuǐ之zhī愛ài，但dàn只zhǐ是shì大dà小xiǎo便biàn急jí了le，若ruò在zài鍋guō裡lǐ開kāi風fēng，恐kǒng怕pà污wū了le你nǐ的de熟shú油yóu，不bù好hǎo調tiáo菜cài吃chī。如rú今jīn大dà小xiǎo便biàn通tōng乾gān淨jìng了le，才cái好hǎo下xià鍋guō。不bú要yào扎zhā我wǒ師shī父fù，還hái來lái扎zhā我wǒ罷bà。」那nà大dà仙xiān聞wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，走zǒu出chū殿diàn來lái，一yì把bǎ扯chě住zhù。那nà大dà仙xiān惊jīng骂mà道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ这zhè猢hú猴hóu！怎zěn么me弄nòng手shǒu段duàn捣dǎo了le我wǒ的de灶zào？」行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「你nǐ遇yù著zháo我wǒ就jiù该gāi倒dǎo灶zào，干gàn我wǒ甚shèn事shì？我wǒ才cái自zì也yě要yào领lǐng你nǐ些xiē油yóu汤tāng油yóu水shuǐ之zhī爱ài，但dàn只zhǐ是shì大dà小xiǎo便biàn急jí了le，若ruò在zài锅guō里lǐ开kāi风fēng，恐kǒng怕pà污wū了le你nǐ的de熟shú油yóu，不bù好hǎo调tiáo菜cài吃chī。如rú今jīn大dà小xiǎo便biàn通tōng干gān净jìng了le，才cái好hǎo下xià锅guō。不bú要yào扎zhā我wǒ师shī父fù，还hái来lái扎zhā我wǒ罢bà。」那nà大dà仙xiān闻wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，走zǒu出chū殿diàn来lái，一yì把bǎ扯chě住zhù。

逐句解 Line by line

那nà大dà仙xiān驚jīng罵mà道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ這zhè猢hú猴hóu！那nà大dà仙xiān惊jīng骂mà道dào：「我wǒ把bǎ你nǐ这zhè猢hú猴hóu！

That Great Immortal cried out in astonishment and cursing: "I have you, you baboon!

驚罵 (jīng mà) "to cry out in shocked reproach." 猢猴 (hú hóu) "baboon, macaque," 猢 (hú)—an abusive term for the monkey.

怎zěn麼me弄nòng手shǒu段duàn搗dǎo了le我wǒ的de灶zào？」怎zěn么me弄nòng手shǒu段duàn捣dǎo了le我wǒ的de灶zào？」

"How did you work your trick and wreck my stove?"

弄手段搗了我的灶 (nòng shǒuduàn dǎo le wǒ de zào) "worked a trick and wrecked the stove"—the immortal still astonished at the substitution.

行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「你nǐ遇yù著zháo我wǒ就jiù該gāi倒dǎo灶zào，干gàn我wǒ甚shèn事shì？行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「你nǐ遇yù著zháo我wǒ就jiù该gāi倒dǎo灶zào，干gàn我wǒ甚shèn事shì？

The Pilgrim laughed: "Meeting me, you were bound to have your stove wrecked—what's it to do with me?

你遇著我就該倒灶 (nǐ yù zháo wǒ jiù gāi dǎo zào) "meeting me you were bound to lose your stove," 著 (zháo) "to meet, encounter" (resultative), and 倒灶 (dǎo zào) "stove-toppling," i.e. bad luck—倒 (dǎo) "to topple." 甚事 (shèn shì) "what business," bare 甚 (shèn).

我wǒ才cái自zì也yě要yào領lǐng你nǐ些xiē油yóu湯tāng油yóu水shuǐ之zhī愛ài，但dàn只zhǐ是shì大dà小xiǎo便biàn急jí了le，若ruò在zài鍋guō裡lǐ開kāi風fēng，恐kǒng怕pà污wū了le你nǐ的de熟shú油yóu，不bù好hǎo調tiáo菜cài吃chī。我wǒ才cái自zì也yě要yào领lǐng你nǐ些xiē油yóu汤tāng油yóu水shuǐ之zhī爱ài，但dàn只zhǐ是shì大dà小xiǎo便biàn急jí了le，若ruò在zài锅guō里lǐ开kāi风fēng，恐kǒng怕pà污wū了le你nǐ的de熟shú油yóu，不bù好hǎo调tiáo菜cài吃chī。

"I had meant, just now, to take some of your kind favour of oil-broth and oil-water; but only my bowels and bladder came on urgently, and had I let go in the pot, I feared I'd foul your good oil and it would be no use for seasoning dishes.

油湯油水之愛 (yóu tāng yóu shuǐ zhī ài) "the favour of oil-broth and oil-water" (mock-gratitude). 大小便 (dà xiǎo biàn) "bowels and bladder." 不好調菜吃 (bù hǎo tiáo cài chī) "no good for seasoning dishes," 調 (tiáo) "to season, blend" (not 調 (diào) "to summon").

如rú今jīn大dà小xiǎo便biàn通tōng乾gān淨jìng了le，才cái好hǎo下xià鍋guō。如rú今jīn大dà小xiǎo便biàn通tōng干gān净jìng了le，才cái好hǎo下xià锅guō。

"Now that I'm all quite cleaned out, it's a good time to go into the pot."

大小便通乾淨了 (dà xiǎo biàn tōng gānjìng le) "bowels and bladder all cleaned out," 乾 (gān) "clean" (not the trigram 乾 (qián)).

不bú要yào扎zhā我wǒ師shī父fù，還hái來lái扎zhā我wǒ罷bà。」不bú要yào扎zhā我wǒ师shī父fù，还hái来lái扎zhā我wǒ罢bà。」

"Don't flog my master—come and flog me instead."

不要扎我師父 (bú yào zhā wǒ shīfu) "do not scald my master." 還來扎我 (hái lái zhā wǒ) "come flog me instead," 還 (hái).

那nà大dà仙xiān聞wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，走zǒu出chū殿diàn來lái，一yì把bǎ扯chě住zhù。那nà大dà仙xiān闻wén言yán，呵hē呵hē冷lěng笑xiào，走zǒu出chū殿diàn来lái，一yì把bǎ扯chě住zhù。

That Great Immortal, hearing this, laughed a cold "heh, heh," walked out from the hall, and with one grab seized him fast.

呵呵冷笑 (hēhē lěngxiào) "laughed a cold laugh." 一把扯住 (yì bǎ chě zhù) "seized him with one grab"—setting up the chapter's final cliffhanger.

總評 Commentary

Wukong's speech is a masterpiece of impudence: he blames the immortal ("meeting me, you were bound to lose your stove"), turns the frying into a favour of "oil-broth," and spins a bawdy tale of needing to relieve himself first so as not to foul the cooking oil. Even offering himself to the cauldron, he cannot resist the joke. The Great Immortal's cold laugh and sudden grab close the scene on the edge of the next confrontation.