第二十五回 · 長布纏裹 Wrapped in Cloth — Journey to the West

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長布纏裹 Wrapped in Cloth

行xíng者zhě道dào：「想xiǎng是shì調diào問wèn哩lī。」不bù一yì時shí，捆kǔn綁bǎng停tíng當dàng，教jiào把bǎ長cháng頭tóu布bù取qǔ十shí疋pǐ來lái。行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「八bā戒jiè，這zhè先xiān生shēng好hǎo意yì思si，拿ná出chū布bù來lái與yǔ我wǒ們men做zuò中zhōng袖xiù哩lī。減jiǎn省shěng些xiē兒er，做zuò個gè一yì口kǒu中zhōng罷bà了le。」那nà小xiǎo仙xiān將jiāng家jiā機jī布bù搬bān將jiāng出chū來lái。大dà仙xiān道dào：「把bǎ唐táng三sān藏zàng、豬zhū八bā戒jiè、沙shā和hé尚shàng都dōu使shǐ布bù裹guǒ了le。」眾zhòng仙xiān一yì齊qí上shàng前qián裹guǒ了le。行xíng者zhě道dào：「想xiǎng是shì调diào问wèn哩lī。」不bù一yì时shí，捆kǔn绑bǎng停tíng当dàng，教jiào把bǎ长cháng头tóu布bù取qǔ十shí疋pǐ来lái。行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「八bā戒jiè，这zhè先xiān生shēng好hǎo意yì思si，拿ná出chū布bù来lái与yǔ我wǒ们men做zuò中zhōng袖xiù哩lī。减jiǎn省shěng些xiē儿er，做zuò个gè一yì口kǒu中zhōng罢bà了le。」那nà小xiǎo仙xiān将jiāng家jiā机jī布bù搬bān将jiāng出chū来lái。大dà仙xiān道dào：「把bǎ唐táng三sān藏zàng、猪zhū八bā戒jiè、沙shā和hé尚shàng都dōu使shǐ布bù裹guǒ了le。」众zhòng仙xiān一yì齐qí上shàng前qián裹guǒ了le。

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行xíng者zhě道dào：「想xiǎng是shì調diào問wèn哩lī。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「想xiǎng是shì调diào问wèn哩lī。」

The Pilgrim said, "This is likely for an interrogation."

調問 (diào wèn) "to summon for questioning," 調 (diào) "to summon, transfer" (not 調 (tiáo) "to adjust")—Wukong guessing at the immortal's purpose.

不bù一yì時shí，捆kǔn綁bǎng停tíng當dàng，教jiào把bǎ長cháng頭tóu布bù取qǔ十shí疋pǐ來lái。不bù一yì时shí，捆kǔn绑bǎng停tíng当dàng，教jiào把bǎ长cháng头tóu布bù取qǔ十shí疋pǐ来lái。

In no time the binding was done, and he ordered ten bolts of long cloth to be fetched.

捆綁停當 (kǔnbǎng tíngdàng) "the binding all settled," 當 (dàng) in 停當 "in order, done." 長頭布 (cháng tóu bù) "long cloth," 長 (cháng) "long" (not 長 (zhǎng))。十疋 (shí pǐ) "ten bolts," 疋 (pǐ).

行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「八bā戒jiè，這zhè先xiān生shēng好hǎo意yì思si，拿ná出chū布bù來lái與yǔ我wǒ們men做zuò中zhōng袖xiù哩lī。行xíng者zhě笑xiào道dào：「八bā戒jiè，这zhè先xiān生shēng好hǎo意yì思si，拿ná出chū布bù来lái与yǔ我wǒ们men做zuò中zhōng袖xiù哩lī。

The Pilgrim laughed: "Bajie, this gentleman is very thoughtful—bringing out cloth to make us middle-sleeved gowns.

好意思 (hǎo yìsi) "very considerate" (said in mockery). 做中袖 (zuò zhōng xiù) "to make middle-sleeves," a kind of robe—Wukong's grim jest at the wrapping.

減jiǎn省shěng些xiē兒er，做zuò個gè一yì口kǒu中zhōng罷bà了le。」减jiǎn省shěng些xiē儿er，做zuò个gè一yì口kǒu中zhōng罢bà了le。」

"Cut it a bit shorter, and make me a single one-piece wrap and be done."

減省些兒 (jiǎnshěng xiē'r) "economise a little," 省 (shěng) "to save," suffix 兒 (er). 一口中 (yì kǒu zhōng) "a single [garment]"—the joke continued.

那nà小xiǎo仙xiān將jiāng家jiā機jī布bù搬bān將jiāng出chū來lái。那nà小xiǎo仙xiān将jiāng家jiā机jī布bù搬bān将jiāng出chū来lái。

That little immortal brought out loom-woven cloth.

家機布 (jiā jī bù) "homespun, loom-woven cloth." 搬將出來 (bān jiāng chūlái) "carried out," particle 將 (jiāng).

大dà仙xiān道dào：「把bǎ唐táng三sān藏zàng、豬zhū八bā戒jiè、沙shā和hé尚shàng都dōu使shǐ布bù裹guǒ了le。」大dà仙xiān道dào：「把bǎ唐táng三sān藏zàng、猪zhū八bā戒jiè、沙shā和hé尚shàng都dōu使shǐ布bù裹guǒ了le。」

The Great Immortal said, "Wrap up Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Sha the Monk, all of them, in the cloth."

都使布裹了 (dōu shǐ bù guǒ le) "wrap them all in cloth," 都 (dōu) "all"; 三藏 (Sānzàng) with 藏 (zàng).

眾zhòng仙xiān一yì齊qí上shàng前qián裹guǒ了le。众zhòng仙xiān一yì齐qí上shàng前qián裹guǒ了le。

The immortals came forward together and wrapped them up.

一齊上前裹了 (yìqí shàngqián guǒ le) "came forward together and wrapped them"—the three monks swathed in cloth.

總評 Commentary

The wrapping scene turns torture into farce through Wukong's running jokes: the cloth is to make them "middle-sleeved gowns," he asks for "a single one-piece wrap." His gallows humour—unbroken even as he is bound and swathed—is the chapter's characteristic note, the invulnerable trickster mocking a punishment that cannot touch him. The Great Immortal, wrapping the three monks in homespun, prepares for the lacquering and the cauldron that follow.