第二十六回 · 悟空備述 Wukong Recounts the Affair — Journey to the West

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悟空備述 Wukong Recounts the Affair

行xíng者zhě道dào：「我wǒ們men前qián日rì在zài他tā觀guàn裡lǐ，那nà大dà仙xiān不bú在zài家jiā，只zhǐ有yǒu兩liǎng個gè小xiǎo童tóng接jiē待dài了le我wǒ師shī父fù，卻què將jiāng兩liǎng個gè人rén參shēn果guǒ奉fèng與yǔ我wǒ師shī。我wǒ師shī不bú認rèn得de，只zhǐ說shuō是shì三sān朝zhāo未wèi滿mǎn的de孩hái童tóng，再zài三sān不bù吃chī。那nà童tóng子zǐ就jiù拿ná去qù吃chī了le，不bù曾céng讓ràng得de我wǒ們men。是shì老lǎo孫sūn就jiù去qù偷tōu了le他tā三sān個gè，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén吃chī了le。那nà童tóng子zǐ不bù知zhī高gāo低dī，賊zéi前qián賊zéi後hòu的de罵mà個gè不bú住zhù。是shì老lǎo孫sūn惱nǎo了le，把bǎ他tā樹shù打dǎ了le一yí棍gùn，推tuī倒dǎo在zài地dì，樹shù上shàng果guǒ子zi全quán無wú，枒yā開kāi葉yè落luò，根gēn出chū枝zhī傷shāng，已yǐ枯kū死sǐ了le。不bù想xiǎng那nà童tóng子zǐ關guān住zhù我wǒ們men，又yòu被bèi老lǎo孫sūn扭niǔ開kāi鎖suǒ走zǒu了le。次cì日rì清qīng辰chén，那nà先xiān生shēng回huí家jiā趕gǎn來lái，問wèn答dá間jiān，語yǔ言yán不bù和hé，遂suì與yǔ他tā賭dǔ鬥dòu，被bèi他tā閃shǎn一yì閃shǎn，把bǎ袍páo袖xiù展zhǎn開kāi，一yí袖xiù子zi都dōu籠lǒng去qù了le。繩shéng纏chán索suǒ綁bǎng，拷kǎo問wèn鞭biān敲qiāo，就jiù打dǎ了le一yí日rì。是shì夜yè又yòu逃táo了le，他tā又yòu趕gǎn上shàng，依yī舊jiù籠lǒng去qù。他tā身shēn無wú寸cùn鐵tiě，只zhǐ是shì把bǎ個gè麈zhǔ尾wěi遮zhē架jià，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì這zhè等děng三sān般bān兵bīng器qì，莫mò想xiǎng打dǎ得de著zháo。他tā這zhè一yì番fān仍réng舊jiù擺bǎi佈bù，將jiāng布bù裹guǒ漆qī了le我wǒ師shī父fù與yǔ兩liǎng師shī弟dì，卻què將jiāng我wǒ下xià油yóu鍋guō。我wǒ又yòu做zuò了le個gè脫tuō身shēn本běn事shì走zǒu了le，把bǎ他tā鍋guō都dōu打dǎ破pò。他tā見jiàn拿ná我wǒ不bú住zhù，儘jǐn有yǒu幾jǐ分fēn醋cù我wǒ。是shì我wǒ又yòu與yǔ他tā好hǎo講jiǎng，教jiào他tā放fàng了le我wǒ師shī父fù、師shī弟dì，我wǒ與yǔ他tā醫yī樹shù管guǎn活huó，兩liǎng家jiā才cái得dé安ān寧níng。我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe『方fāng從cóng海hǎi上shàng來lái』，故gù此cǐ特tè遊yóu仙xiān境jìng，訪fǎng三sān位wèi老lǎo弟dì。有yǒu甚shèn醫yī樹shù的de方fāng兒er，傳chuán我wǒ一yí個gè，急jí救jiù唐táng僧sēng脫tuō苦kǔ。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「我wǒ们men前qián日rì在zài他tā观guàn里lǐ，那nà大dà仙xiān不bú在zài家jiā，只zhǐ有yǒu两liǎng个gè小xiǎo童tóng接jiē待dài了le我wǒ师shī父fù，却què将jiāng两liǎng个gè人rén参shēn果guǒ奉fèng与yǔ我wǒ师shī。我wǒ师shī不bú认rèn得de，只zhǐ说shuō是shì三sān朝zhāo未wèi满mǎn的de孩hái童tóng，再zài三sān不bù吃chī。那nà童tóng子zǐ就jiù拿ná去qù吃chī了le，不bù曾céng让ràng得de我wǒ们men。是shì老lǎo孙sūn就jiù去qù偷tōu了le他tā三sān个gè，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén吃chī了le。那nà童tóng子zǐ不bù知zhī高gāo低dī，贼zéi前qián贼zéi后hòu的de骂mà个gè不bú住zhù。是shì老lǎo孙sūn恼nǎo了le，把bǎ他tā树shù打dǎ了le一yí棍gùn，推tuī倒dǎo在zài地dì，树shù上shàng果guǒ子zi全quán无wú，枒yā开kāi叶yè落luò，根gēn出chū枝zhī伤shāng，已yǐ枯kū死sǐ了le。不bù想xiǎng那nà童tóng子zǐ关guān住zhù我wǒ们men，又yòu被bèi老lǎo孙sūn扭niǔ开kāi锁suǒ走zǒu了le。次cì日rì清qīng辰chén，那nà先xiān生shēng回huí家jiā赶gǎn来lái，问wèn答dá间jiān，语yǔ言yán不bù和hé，遂suì与yǔ他tā赌dǔ斗dòu，被bèi他tā闪shǎn一yì闪shǎn，把bǎ袍páo袖xiù展zhǎn开kāi，一yí袖xiù子zi都dōu笼lǒng去qù了le。绳shéng缠chán索suǒ绑bǎng，拷kǎo问wèn鞭biān敲qiāo，就jiù打dǎ了le一yí日rì。是shì夜yè又yòu逃táo了le，他tā又yòu赶gǎn上shàng，依yī旧jiù笼lǒng去qù。他tā身shēn无wú寸cùn铁tiě，只zhǐ是shì把bǎ个gè麈zhǔ尾wěi遮zhē架jià，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì这zhè等děng三sān般bān兵bīng器qì，莫mò想xiǎng打dǎ得de著zháo。他tā这zhè一yì番fān仍réng旧jiù摆bǎi布bù，将jiāng布bù裹guǒ漆qī了le我wǒ师shī父fù与yǔ两liǎng师shī弟dì，却què将jiāng我wǒ下xià油yóu锅guō。我wǒ又yòu做zuò了le个gè脱tuō身shēn本běn事shì走zǒu了le，把bǎ他tā锅guō都dōu打dǎ破pò。他tā见jiàn拿ná我wǒ不bú住zhù，尽jǐn有yǒu几jǐ分fēn醋cù我wǒ。是shì我wǒ又yòu与yǔ他tā好hǎo讲jiǎng，教jiào他tā放fàng了le我wǒ师shī父fù、师shī弟dì，我wǒ与yǔ他tā医yī树shù管guǎn活huó，两liǎng家jiā才cái得dé安ān宁níng。我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe『方fāng从cóng海hǎi上shàng来lái』，故gù此cǐ特tè游yóu仙xiān境jìng，访fǎng三sān位wèi老lǎo弟dì。有yǒu甚shèn医yī树shù的de方fāng儿er，传chuán我wǒ一yí个gè，急jí救jiù唐táng僧sēng脱tuō苦kǔ。」

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行xíng者zhě道dào：「我wǒ們men前qián日rì在zài他tā觀guàn裡lǐ，那nà大dà仙xiān不bú在zài家jiā，只zhǐ有yǒu兩liǎng個gè小xiǎo童tóng接jiē待dài了le我wǒ師shī父fù，卻què將jiāng兩liǎng個gè人rén參shēn果guǒ奉fèng與yǔ我wǒ師shī。行xíng者zhě道dào：「我wǒ们men前qián日rì在zài他tā观guàn里lǐ，那nà大dà仙xiān不bú在zài家jiā，只zhǐ有yǒu两liǎng个gè小xiǎo童tóng接jiē待dài了le我wǒ师shī父fù，却què将jiāng两liǎng个gè人rén参shēn果guǒ奉fèng与yǔ我wǒ师shī。

The pilgrim said, “The other day, when we were at his abbey, the Great Immortal was away from home, and only two young acolytes received my master; they presented two ginseng fruits to him.

觀裡 ("in the abbey," 觀 = guàn); 小童, the two boy-attendants Qingfeng and Mingyue; 將…奉與, "to present [something] to," with 將 as the disposal marker jiāng.

我wǒ師shī不bú認rèn得de，只zhǐ說shuō是shì三sān朝zhāo未wèi滿mǎn的de孩hái童tóng，再zài三sān不bù吃chī。我wǒ师shī不bú认rèn得de，只zhǐ说shuō是shì三sān朝zhāo未wèi满mǎn的de孩hái童tóng，再zài三sān不bù吃chī。

My master did not recognize them, and taking them for infants not yet three days old, refused again and again to eat.

不認得 ("did not recognize"), 得 the neutral complement de. The ginseng fruit is shaped like a newborn child; 三朝未滿 ("not yet three mornings [old]") uses 朝 in its "day" reading zhāo. Tripitaka, mistaking fruit for baby, recoils in pious horror.

那nà童tóng子zǐ就jiù拿ná去qù吃chī了le，不bù曾céng讓ràng得de我wǒ們men。那nà童tóng子zǐ就jiù拿ná去qù吃chī了le，不bù曾céng让ràng得de我wǒ们men。

So the boys carried them off and ate them, without so much as offering us a share.

童子 ("the lads"), 子 here the noun-forming zǐ; 不曾讓得 ("never got round to offering"), 得 the potential complement de.

是shì老lǎo孫sūn就jiù去qù偷tōu了le他tā三sān個gè，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén吃chī了le。是shì老lǎo孙sūn就jiù去qù偷tōu了le他tā三sān个gè，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì三sān人rén吃chī了le。

Then old Monkey went and stole three of them, and we three brothers ate them.

Wukong’s frank recital of the theft; 兄弟三人, the three disciples — himself, Bajie, and Sha Monk.

那nà童tóng子zǐ不bù知zhī高gāo低dī，賊zéi前qián賊zéi後hòu的de罵mà個gè不bú住zhù。那nà童tóng子zǐ不bù知zhī高gāo低dī，贼zéi前qián贼zéi后hòu的de骂mà个gè不bú住zhù。

The boys, knowing no measure, railed at us without end, calling us thieves to our faces and behind our backs.

不知高低 ("not to know high from low," i.e., without restraint); 賊前賊後 ("‘thief’ before, ‘thief’ after"), a lively idiom for ceaseless abuse.

是shì老lǎo孫sūn惱nǎo了le，把bǎ他tā樹shù打dǎ了le一yí棍gùn，推tuī倒dǎo在zài地dì，樹shù上shàng果guǒ子zi全quán無wú，枒yā開kāi葉yè落luò，根gēn出chū枝zhī傷shāng，已yǐ枯kū死sǐ了le。是shì老lǎo孙sūn恼nǎo了le，把bǎ他tā树shù打dǎ了le一yí棍gùn，推tuī倒dǎo在zài地dì，树shù上shàng果guǒ子zi全quán无wú，枒yā开kāi叶yè落luò，根gēn出chū枝zhī伤shāng，已yǐ枯kū死sǐ了le。

So old Monkey lost his temper, dealt his tree a blow of the cudgel and pushed it over on the ground: the fruit all gone, the boughs split and the leaves fallen, roots laid bare and branches broken — withered and dead.

推倒 ("to push over"), 倒 in its "topple" reading dǎo. The clipped four-character clauses — 枒開葉落，根出枝傷 — enact the tree’s ruin in staccato.

不bù想xiǎng那nà童tóng子zǐ關guān住zhù我wǒ們men，又yòu被bèi老lǎo孫sūn扭niǔ開kāi鎖suǒ走zǒu了le。不bù想xiǎng那nà童tóng子zǐ关guān住zhù我wǒ们men，又yòu被bèi老lǎo孙sūn扭niǔ开kāi锁suǒ走zǒu了le。

Little did we think the boys would lock us in — but old Monkey twisted the lock open, and off we went.

關住 ("to shut in, confine"); 扭開鎖 ("to wrench the lock open"). Wukong’s account is a brisk, unrepentant précis of the previous chapters’ events.

次cì日rì清qīng辰chén，那nà先xiān生shēng回huí家jiā趕gǎn來lái，問wèn答dá間jiān，語yǔ言yán不bù和hé，遂suì與yǔ他tā賭dǔ鬥dòu，被bèi他tā閃shǎn一yì閃shǎn，把bǎ袍páo袖xiù展zhǎn開kāi，一yí袖xiù子zi都dōu籠lǒng去qù了le。次cì日rì清qīng辰chén，那nà先xiān生shēng回huí家jiā赶gǎn来lái，问wèn答dá间jiān，语yǔ言yán不bù和hé，遂suì与yǔ他tā赌dǔ斗dòu，被bèi他tā闪shǎn一yì闪shǎn，把bǎ袍páo袖xiù展zhǎn开kāi，一yí袖xiù子zi都dōu笼lǒng去qù了le。

The next morning the master came home and gave chase; in the midst of question and answer our words fell out, and we came to blows. But with a flick he spread his gown-sleeve and swept the whole lot of us up inside it.

清辰 (= 清晨), "early morning"; 賭鬥, "to do combat." The Immortal’s signature trick, the 袖裡乾坤 ("a cosmos within the sleeve"): 一袖子都籠去 — "swept all into the sleeve," 籠 read lǒng ("to gather in, envelop").

繩shéng纏chán索suǒ綁bǎng，拷kǎo問wèn鞭biān敲qiāo，就jiù打dǎ了le一yí日rì。绳shéng缠chán索suǒ绑bǎng，拷kǎo问wèn鞭biān敲qiāo，就jiù打dǎ了le一yí日rì。

Bound about with cords and ropes, questioned under the lash and the rod, we were beaten a whole day long.

繩纏索綁 and 拷問鞭敲 are matched four-character phrases heaping up the ordeal — binding, interrogation, whipping, striking.

是shì夜yè又yòu逃táo了le，他tā又yòu趕gǎn上shàng，依yī舊jiù籠lǒng去qù。是shì夜yè又yòu逃táo了le，他tā又yòu赶gǎn上shàng，依yī旧jiù笼lǒng去qù。

That night we escaped again, and again he overtook us and swept us up as before.

依舊籠去 ("swept us up just as before"), the sleeve-trick repeated; 籠 again lǒng. The doubling underscores the futility of flight.

他tā身shēn無wú寸cùn鐵tiě，只zhǐ是shì把bǎ個gè麈zhǔ尾wěi遮zhē架jià，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì這zhè等děng三sān般bān兵bīng器qì，莫mò想xiǎng打dǎ得de著zháo。他tā身shēn无wú寸cùn铁tiě，只zhǐ是shì把bǎ个gè麈zhǔ尾wěi遮zhē架jià，我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì这zhè等děng三sān般bān兵bīng器qì，莫mò想xiǎng打dǎ得de著zháo。

He carried not an inch of steel — only a deer-tail whisk to ward and parry — yet for all our three sorts of weapons, we could not so much as land a blow.

身無寸鐵 ("without an inch of iron on him"); 麈尾 (zhǔ wěi), the deer-tail chowry carried by Daoist adepts and pure-talk gentlemen. 打得著 ("to succeed in striking"), with 得 the potential de and 著 read zháo, marking attainment.

他tā這zhè一yì番fān仍réng舊jiù擺bǎi佈bù，將jiāng布bù裹guǒ漆qī了le我wǒ師shī父fù與yǔ兩liǎng師shī弟dì，卻què將jiāng我wǒ下xià油yóu鍋guō。他tā这zhè一yì番fān仍réng旧jiù摆bǎi布bù，将jiāng布bù裹guǒ漆qī了le我wǒ师shī父fù与yǔ两liǎng师shī弟dì，却què将jiāng我wǒ下xià油yóu锅guō。

This time he disposed of us just as before: my master and two brothers he wrapped in cloth and lacquered over, while me he set to boil in a cauldron of oil.

擺佈 ("to deal with, dispose of"); 布裹漆 ("wrapped in cloth and lacquered") — the Immortal’s bizarre punishment. Both 將 are disposal markers, jiāng.

我wǒ又yòu做zuò了le個gè脫tuō身shēn本běn事shì走zǒu了le，把bǎ他tā鍋guō都dōu打dǎ破pò。我wǒ又yòu做zuò了le个gè脱tuō身shēn本běn事shì走zǒu了le，把bǎ他tā锅guō都dōu打dǎ破pò。

I worked another of my escape-tricks and got away, and smashed his cauldron for good measure.

脫身本事 ("a body-freeing feat"), one of Wukong’s transformation arts; 鍋都打破 ("broke the whole cauldron"), a last defiant flourish.

他tā見jiàn拿ná我wǒ不bú住zhù，儘jǐn有yǒu幾jǐ分fēn醋cù我wǒ。他tā见jiàn拿ná我wǒ不bú住zhù，尽jǐn有yǒu几jǐ分fēn醋cù我wǒ。

Seeing he could not hold me, he was left thoroughly nettled at me.

拿我不住 ("cannot keep hold of me"); 醋 ("vinegar") is used figuratively for sour resentment — 幾分醋, "somewhat piqued."

是shì我wǒ又yòu與yǔ他tā好hǎo講jiǎng，教jiào他tā放fàng了le我wǒ師shī父fù、師shī弟dì，我wǒ與yǔ他tā醫yī樹shù管guǎn活huó，兩liǎng家jiā才cái得dé安ān寧níng。是shì我wǒ又yòu与yǔ他tā好hǎo讲jiǎng，教jiào他tā放fàng了le我wǒ师shī父fù、师shī弟dì，我wǒ与yǔ他tā医yī树shù管guǎn活huó，两liǎng家jiā才cái得dé安ān宁níng。

So I talked him round in a friendly way: let him release my master and brothers, and I would cure his tree and warrant it live, and both sides would be at peace.

好講 ("to speak fair, come to terms"); 管活 ("to guarantee it lives"); 兩家才得安寧 ("only then would both parties find peace"), 得 here dé ("to attain").

我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe『方fāng從cóng海hǎi上shàng來lái』，故gù此cǐ特tè遊yóu仙xiān境jìng，訪fǎng三sān位wèi老lǎo弟dì。我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe『方fāng从cóng海hǎi上shàng来lái』，故gù此cǐ特tè游yóu仙xiān境jìng，访fǎng三sān位wèi老lǎo弟dì。

Remembering the saying ‘the remedy comes from over the sea,’ I have come on purpose to tour the immortal realms and call on you three old brothers.

想著 ("bearing in mind"), 著 the durative zhe. Wukong reprises the proverb that set his course — the elixir-lore of the eastern isles.

有yǒu甚shèn醫yī樹shù的de方fāng兒er，傳chuán我wǒ一yí個gè，急jí救jiù唐táng僧sēng脫tuō苦kǔ。」有yǒu甚shèn医yī树shù的de方fāng儿er，传chuán我wǒ一yí个gè，急jí救jiù唐táng僧sēng脱tuō苦kǔ。」

If you have any tree-healing prescription, pass one on to me, that I may quickly rescue the Tang Monk from his plight.”

方兒 ("a prescription"), 兒 the suffix er; 傳 (chuán), "to hand down, impart." Wukong at last comes to his request — the errand behind all his banter.

總評 Commentary

This passage is a set-piece of recapitulation — Wukong retelling, in his own brisk and self-serving idiom, the events of the two preceding chapters. The technique is native to the oral tradition, where a reciter might refresh his listeners’ memory; here it doubles as characterization, for the tale loses nothing of Monkey’s bravado. The theft is owned without a blush, the tree’s destruction rendered in a rattle of four-character clauses, and even his defeats are spun as narrow, dashing escapes.

The account also rehearses the Immortal’s two great marvels — the sleeve that engulfs a whole company (袖裡乾坤) and the deer-tail whisk no weapon can touch — reminding the reader why Wukong, for all his powers, cannot simply fight his way clear. Only at the very end does the point of the whole recital emerge: a plea for a remedy. The structure is itself comic — a torrent of self-justification funneling down to a single humble request.