第三回 · 東海龍宮 The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea — Journey to the West

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東海龍宮 The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea

好hǎo猴hóu王wáng，跳tiào至zhì橋qiáo頭tóu，使shǐ一yí個gè閉bì水shuǐ法fǎ，捻niǎn著zhe訣jué，撲pū的de鑽zuān入rù波bō中zhōng，分fēn開kāi水shuǐ路lù，徑jìng入rù東dōng洋yáng海hǎi底dǐ。正zhèng行xíng間jiān，忽hū見jiàn一yí個gè巡xún海hǎi的de夜yè叉chā，擋dǎng住zhù問wèn道dào：「那nà推tuī水shuǐ來lái的de，是shì何hé神shén聖shèng？說shuō個gè明míng白bái，好hǎo通tōng報bào迎yíng接jiē。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「吾wú乃nǎi花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén孫sūn悟wù空kōng，是shì你nǐ老lǎo龍lóng王wáng的de緊jǐn鄰lín，為wèi何hé不bù識shí？」那nà夜yè叉chā聽tīng說shuō，急jí轉zhuǎn水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng傳chuán報bào道dào：「大dà王wáng，外wài面miàn有yǒu個gè花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén孫sūn悟wù空kōng，口kǒu稱chēng是shì大dà王wáng緊jǐn鄰lín，將jiāng到dào宮gōng也yě。」東dōng海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo廣guǎng即jí忙máng起qǐ身shēn，與yǔ龍lóng子zǐ、龍lóng孫sūn、蝦xiā兵bīng、蟹xiè將jiàng出chū宮gōng迎yíng道dào：「上shàng仙xiān請qǐng進jìn，請qǐng進jìn。」直zhí至zhì宮gōng裡lǐ相xiāng見jiàn，上shàng坐zuò獻xiàn茶chá畢bì，問wèn道dào：「上shàng仙xiān幾jǐ時shí得dé道dào？授shòu何hé仙xiān術shù？」悟wù空kōng道dào：「我wǒ自zì生shēng身shēn之zhī後hòu，出chū家jiā修xiū行xíng，得dé一yí個gè無wú生shēng無wú滅miè之zhī體tǐ。近jìn因yīn教jiào演yǎn兒ér孫sūn，守shǒu護hù山shān洞dòng，奈nài何hé沒méi件jiàn兵bīng器qì。久jiǔ聞wén賢xián鄰lín享xiǎng樂lè瑤yáo宮gōng貝bèi闕què，必bì有yǒu多duō餘yú神shén器qì，特tè來lái告gào求qiú一yí件jiàn。」龍lóng王wáng見jiàn說shuō，不bù好hǎo推tuī辭cí，即jí著zhuó鱖guì都dū司sī取qǔ出chū一yì把bǎ大dà桿gǎn刀dāo奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng道dào：「老lǎo孫sūn不bú會huì使shǐ刀dāo，乞qǐ另lìng賜cì一yí件jiàn。」龍lóng王wáng又yòu著zhuó鮊bà太tài尉wèi領lǐng鱔shàn力lì士shì，擡tái出chū一yì桿gǎn九jiǔ股gǔ叉chā來lái。悟wù空kōng跳tiào下xià來lái，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，使shǐ了le一yí路lù，放fàng下xià道dào：「輕qīng，輕qīng，輕qīng，又yòu不bú趁chèn手shǒu。再zài乞qǐ另lìng賜cì一yí件jiàn。」龍lóng王wáng笑xiào道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，你nǐ不bù曾céng看kàn，這zhè叉chā有yǒu三sān千qiān六liù百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng哩li。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「不bú趁chèn手shǒu，不bú趁chèn手shǒu。」龍lóng王wáng心xīn中zhōng恐kǒng懼jù，又yòu著zhuó鯾biān提tí督dū、鯉lǐ總zǒng兵bīng擡tái出chū一yì柄bǐng畫huà桿gǎn方fāng天tiān戟jǐ。那nà戟jǐ有yǒu七qī千qiān二èr百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng。悟wù空kōng見jiàn了le，跑pǎo近jìn前qián，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，丟diū幾jǐ個gè架jià子zi，撒sā兩liǎng個gè解jiě數shù，插chā在zài中zhōng間jiān道dào：「也yě還hái輕qīng，輕qīng，輕qīng。」老lǎo龍lóng王wáng一yì發fā害hài怕pà道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，我wǒ宮gōng中zhōng只zhǐ有yǒu這zhè根gēn戟jǐ重zhòng，再zài沒méi甚shèn麼me兵bīng器qì了le。」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「古gǔ人rén云yún：『愁chóu海hǎi龍lóng王wáng沒méi寶bǎo』哩li！你nǐ再zài去qù尋xún尋xún看kàn，若ruò有yǒu可kě意yì的de，一yī一yī奉fèng價jià。」龍lóng王wáng道dào：「委wěi的de再zài無wú。」好hǎo猴hóu王wáng，跳tiào至zhì桥qiáo头tóu，使shǐ一yí个gè闭bì水shuǐ法fǎ，捻niǎn著zhe诀jué，扑pū的de钻zuān入rù波bō中zhōng，分fēn开kāi水shuǐ路lù，径jìng入rù东dōng洋yáng海hǎi底dǐ。正zhèng行xíng间jiān，忽hū见jiàn一yí个gè巡xún海hǎi的de夜yè叉chā，挡dǎng住zhù问wèn道dào：「那nà推tuī水shuǐ来lái的de，是shì何hé神shén圣shèng？说shuō个gè明míng白bái，好hǎo通tōng报bào迎yíng接jiē。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「吾wú乃nǎi花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén孙sūn悟wù空kōng，是shì你nǐ老lǎo龙lóng王wáng的de紧jǐn邻lín，为wèi何hé不bù识shí？」那nà夜yè叉chā听tīng说shuō，急jí转zhuǎn水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng传chuán报bào道dào：「大dà王wáng，外wài面miàn有yǒu个gè花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén孙sūn悟wù空kōng，口kǒu称chēng是shì大dà王wáng紧jǐn邻lín，将jiāng到dào宫gōng也yě。」东dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo广guǎng即jí忙máng起qǐ身shēn，与yǔ龙lóng子zǐ、龙lóng孙sūn、虾xiā兵bīng、蟹xiè将jiàng出chū宫gōng迎yíng道dào：「上shàng仙xiān请qǐng进jìn，请qǐng进jìn。」直zhí至zhì宫gōng里lǐ相xiāng见jiàn，上shàng坐zuò献xiàn茶chá毕bì，问wèn道dào：「上shàng仙xiān几jǐ时shí得dé道dào？授shòu何hé仙xiān术shù？」悟wù空kōng道dào：「我wǒ自zì生shēng身shēn之zhī后hòu，出chū家jiā修xiū行xíng，得dé一yí个gè无wú生shēng无wú灭miè之zhī体tǐ。近jìn因yīn教jiào演yǎn儿ér孙sūn，守shǒu护hù山shān洞dòng，奈nài何hé没méi件jiàn兵bīng器qì。久jiǔ闻wén贤xián邻lín享xiǎng乐lè瑶yáo宫gōng贝bèi阙què，必bì有yǒu多duō余yú神shén器qì，特tè来lái告gào求qiú一yí件jiàn。」龙lóng王wáng见jiàn说shuō，不bù好hǎo推tuī辞cí，即jí著zhuó鳜guì都dū司sī取qǔ出chū一yì把bǎ大dà杆gǎn刀dāo奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng道dào：「老lǎo孙sūn不bú会huì使shǐ刀dāo，乞qǐ另lìng赐cì一yí件jiàn。」龙lóng王wáng又yòu著zhuó鲌bà太tài尉wèi领lǐng鳝shàn力lì士shì，擡tái出chū一yì杆gǎn九jiǔ股gǔ叉chā来lái。悟wù空kōng跳tiào下xià来lái，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，使shǐ了le一yí路lù，放fàng下xià道dào：「轻qīng，轻qīng，轻qīng，又yòu不bú趁chèn手shǒu。再zài乞qǐ另lìng赐cì一yí件jiàn。」龙lóng王wáng笑xiào道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，你nǐ不bù曾céng看kàn，这zhè叉chā有yǒu三sān千qiān六liù百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng哩li。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「不bú趁chèn手shǒu，不bú趁chèn手shǒu。」龙lóng王wáng心xīn中zhōng恐kǒng惧jù，又yòu著zhuó𫚣biān提tí督dū、鲤lǐ总zǒng兵bīng擡tái出chū一yì柄bǐng画huà杆gǎn方fāng天tiān戟jǐ。那nà戟jǐ有yǒu七qī千qiān二èr百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng。悟wù空kōng见jiàn了le，跑pǎo近jìn前qián，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，丢diū几jǐ个gè架jià子zi，撒sā两liǎng个gè解jiě数shù，插chā在zài中zhōng间jiān道dào：「也yě还hái轻qīng，轻qīng，轻qīng。」老lǎo龙lóng王wáng一yì发fā害hài怕pà道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，我wǒ宫gōng中zhōng只zhǐ有yǒu这zhè根gēn戟jǐ重zhòng，再zài没méi甚shèn么me兵bīng器qì了le。」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「古gǔ人rén云yún：『愁chóu海hǎi龙lóng王wáng没méi宝bǎo』哩li！你nǐ再zài去qù寻xún寻xún看kàn，若ruò有yǒu可kě意yì的de，一yī一yī奉fèng价jià。」龙lóng王wáng道dào：「委wěi的de再zài无wú。」

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好hǎo猴hóu王wáng，跳tiào至zhì橋qiáo頭tóu，使shǐ一yí個gè閉bì水shuǐ法fǎ，捻niǎn著zhe訣jué，撲pū的de鑽zuān入rù波bō中zhōng，分fēn開kāi水shuǐ路lù，徑jìng入rù東dōng洋yáng海hǎi底dǐ。好hǎo猴hóu王wáng，跳tiào至zhì桥qiáo头tóu，使shǐ一yí个gè闭bì水shuǐ法fǎ，捻niǎn著zhe诀jué，扑pū的de钻zuān入rù波bō中zhōng，分fēn开kāi水shuǐ路lù，径jìng入rù东dōng洋yáng海hǎi底dǐ。

The Handsome Monkey King leapt to the bridge-head, worked a water-parting spell, pinched his fingers into the sign, and with a plunge bored down into the waves; he opened a path through the water and went straight to the floor of the Eastern Ocean.

閉水法 — a "water-closing / water-parting" spell. 捻著訣 — 著 here is the durative aspect particle zhe ("holding the sign"). 撲的 — onomatopoeic "with a plunge," 的 de. 鑽入 — "bored into," 鑽 zuān (the verb), not zuàn (the noun "drill"). 一個 takes yí.

正zhèng行xíng間jiān，忽hū見jiàn一yí個gè巡xún海hǎi的de夜yè叉chā，擋dǎng住zhù問wèn道dào：「那nà推tuī水shuǐ來lái的de，是shì何hé神shén聖shèng？說shuō個gè明míng白bái，好hǎo通tōng報bào迎yíng接jiē。」正zhèng行xíng间jiān，忽hū见jiàn一yí个gè巡xún海hǎi的de夜yè叉chā，挡dǎng住zhù问wèn道dào：「那nà推tuī水shuǐ来lái的de，是shì何hé神shén圣shèng？说shuō个gè明míng白bái，好hǎo通tōng报bào迎yíng接jiē。」

As he went, he suddenly met a sea-patrolling yakṣa, who barred his way and demanded: 'What divine sage is this, pushing the waters aside? Speak plainly, that I may announce you and receive you properly.'

夜叉 (yè-chā) — Sanskrit yakṣa, a class of demon-spirit, here a sea-patrol sentry. 那推水來的 — 那 is the demonstrative nà ("that one who…"). 通報迎接 = "to announce and receive."

悟wù空kōng道dào：「吾wú乃nǎi花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén孫sūn悟wù空kōng，是shì你nǐ老lǎo龍lóng王wáng的de緊jǐn鄰lín，為wèi何hé不bù識shí？」悟wù空kōng道dào：「吾wú乃nǎi花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén孙sūn悟wù空kōng，是shì你nǐ老lǎo龙lóng王wáng的de紧jǐn邻lín，为wèi何hé不bù识shí？」

Wukong said, 'I am Sun Wukong, the heaven-born sage of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, your old Dragon King's near neighbor. How do you not know me?'

吾 (wú) "I" — a deliberately lofty self-reference. 緊鄰 = "close neighbor." 為何 — "why, for what reason"; 為 reads wèi (fourth tone) in this causal sense, distinct from 為 wéi ("to be/make"). 不識 takes bù.

那nà夜yè叉chā聽tīng說shuō，急jí轉zhuǎn水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng傳chuán報bào道dào：「大dà王wáng，外wài面miàn有yǒu個gè花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén孫sūn悟wù空kōng，口kǒu稱chēng是shì大dà王wáng緊jǐn鄰lín，將jiāng到dào宮gōng也yě。」那nà夜yè叉chā听tīng说shuō，急jí转zhuǎn水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng传chuán报bào道dào：「大dà王wáng，外wài面miàn有yǒu个gè花huā果guǒ山shān天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén孙sūn悟wù空kōng，口kǒu称chēng是shì大dà王wáng紧jǐn邻lín，将jiāng到dào宫gōng也yě。」

When the yakṣa heard this, he hurried back to the Crystal Palace to relay word: 'Your Majesty, outside is one Sun Wukong, a heaven-born sage of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, who calls himself Your Majesty's near neighbor and is about to enter the palace.'

急轉 — "hurried back," 轉 zhuǎn. 口稱 — "calls himself," 稱 chēng. 將到 — "is about to arrive," 將 the adverb jiāng ("about to").

東dōng海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo廣guǎng即jí忙máng起qǐ身shēn，與yǔ龍lóng子zǐ、龍lóng孫sūn、蝦xiā兵bīng、蟹xiè將jiàng出chū宮gōng迎yíng道dào：「上shàng仙xiān請qǐng進jìn，請qǐng進jìn。」东dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo广guǎng即jí忙máng起qǐ身shēn，与yǔ龙lóng子zǐ、龙lóng孙sūn、虾xiā兵bīng、蟹xiè将jiàng出chū宫gōng迎yíng道dào：「上shàng仙xiān请qǐng进jìn，请qǐng进jìn。」

Ao Guang, Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, rose at once and, with his dragon-sons and dragon-grandsons, his shrimp-soldiers and crab-generals, came out of the palace to greet him: 'Honored Immortal, pray enter, pray enter.'

敖廣 (Ao Guang) — the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (his three brothers govern the other seas, named later). 龍子 — "dragon's son," 子 read zǐ (the full "son," not the neutral suffix). 蟹將 — "crab general," 將 read jiàng (fourth tone, "general/commander"), not the particle jiāng; the stock phrase 蝦兵蟹將 names the dragon-court's comic rank-and-file.

直zhí至zhì宮gōng裡lǐ相xiāng見jiàn，上shàng坐zuò獻xiàn茶chá畢bì，問wèn道dào：「上shàng仙xiān幾jǐ時shí得dé道dào？授shòu何hé仙xiān術shù？」直zhí至zhì宫gōng里lǐ相xiāng见jiàn，上shàng坐zuò献xiàn茶chá毕bì，问wèn道dào：「上shàng仙xiān几jǐ时shí得dé道dào？授shòu何hé仙xiān术shù？」

They met within the palace, and when Wukong had been seated in the place of honor and tea had been presented, the Dragon King asked: 'When did the Honored Immortal attain the Way? What immortal arts were you taught?'

上仙 — "Honored Immortal," a respectful address. 得道 — "attained the Way," 得 the full verb dé ("to obtain"). 幾時 = "when."

悟wù空kōng道dào：「我wǒ自zì生shēng身shēn之zhī後hòu，出chū家jiā修xiū行xíng，得dé一yí個gè無wú生shēng無wú滅miè之zhī體tǐ。近jìn因yīn教jiào演yǎn兒ér孫sūn，守shǒu護hù山shān洞dòng，奈nài何hé沒méi件jiàn兵bīng器qì。久jiǔ聞wén賢xián鄰lín享xiǎng樂lè瑤yáo宮gōng貝bèi闕què，必bì有yǒu多duō餘yú神shén器qì，特tè來lái告gào求qiú一yí件jiàn。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「我wǒ自zì生shēng身shēn之zhī后hòu，出chū家jiā修xiū行xíng，得dé一yí个gè无wú生shēng无wú灭miè之zhī体tǐ。近jìn因yīn教jiào演yǎn儿ér孙sūn，守shǒu护hù山shān洞dòng，奈nài何hé没méi件jiàn兵bīng器qì。久jiǔ闻wén贤xián邻lín享xiǎng乐lè瑶yáo宫gōng贝bèi阙què，必bì有yǒu多duō余yú神shén器qì，特tè来lái告gào求qiú一yí件jiàn。」

Wukong said, 'Ever since my birth I left home to cultivate myself, and won a body free of birth and death. Lately, because I am drilling my children and grandchildren and guarding our mountain cave, I find myself without a weapon. I have long heard that my worthy neighbor enjoys a jasper palace and halls of shell, where there must be spirit-arms to spare — so I have come expressly to beg one of you.'

出家修行 — "left the householder's life to cultivate the Way." 兒孫 — here 兒 is read ér ("child," as in 兒孫 "children and grandchildren"), NOT the neutral er-suffix. 教演 — "drill," 教 jiào. 享樂 — "to enjoy," 樂 read lè (not yuè "music" or yào). 瑤宮貝闕 — "jasper palace and shell-towers," a kenning for the dragon's splendid undersea hall. 一個 / 一件 take yí.

龍lóng王wáng見jiàn說shuō，不bù好hǎo推tuī辭cí，即jí著zhuó鱖guì都dū司sī取qǔ出chū一yì把bǎ大dà桿gǎn刀dāo奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng道dào：「老lǎo孫sūn不bú會huì使shǐ刀dāo，乞qǐ另lìng賜cì一yí件jiàn。」龙lóng王wáng见jiàn说shuō，不bù好hǎo推tuī辞cí，即jí著zhuó鳜guì都dū司sī取qǔ出chū一yì把bǎ大dà杆gǎn刀dāo奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng道dào：「老lǎo孙sūn不bú会huì使shǐ刀dāo，乞qǐ另lìng赐cì一yí件jiàn。」

Hearing this, the Dragon King could hardly refuse, and promptly ordered the Mandarin-fish Chief Officer to bring out a great long-handled saber and present it. Wukong said, 'Old Sun does not know how to use a saber. Pray grant me something else.'

不好推辭 — "could not well refuse"; 不 takes bù (before third-tone 好). 著 here is the causative zhuó ("to depute, order someone to"): 著…取出. 鱖都司 — a comic fish-official, "Mandarin-fish (guì) Chief Officer"; 都司 (dū-sī) was a Ming regional military command, so 都 reads dū, not dōu. 一把 takes yì; 大桿刀 — "great long-handled saber," 桿 gǎn ("shaft"). 不會 takes bú.

龍lóng王wáng又yòu著zhuó鮊bà太tài尉wèi領lǐng鱔shàn力lì士shì，擡tái出chū一yì桿gǎn九jiǔ股gǔ叉chā來lái。悟wù空kōng跳tiào下xià來lái，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，使shǐ了le一yí路lù，放fàng下xià道dào：「輕qīng，輕qīng，輕qīng，又yòu不bú趁chèn手shǒu。再zài乞qǐ另lìng賜cì一yí件jiàn。」龙lóng王wáng又yòu著zhuó鲌bà太tài尉wèi领lǐng鳝shàn力lì士shì，擡tái出chū一yì杆gǎn九jiǔ股gǔ叉chā来lái。悟wù空kōng跳tiào下xià来lái，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，使shǐ了le一yí路lù，放fàng下xià道dào：「轻qīng，轻qīng，轻qīng，又yòu不bú趁chèn手shǒu。再zài乞qǐ另lìng赐cì一yí件jiàn。」

The Dragon King then ordered the Whitefish Marshal, leading the Eel Strongman, to haul out a nine-pronged fork. Wukong jumped down, took it in his hand, ran through a set of moves, and set it aside: 'Light, light, light — and not to my hand either. Pray grant me another.'

著 again causative zhuó. 鮊太尉 / 鱔力士 — "Whitefish (bà) Marshal" and "Eel (shàn) Strongman"; 太尉 (tài-wèi) a high military title, 尉 wèi. 擡 (= 抬) tái "to carry." 一桿 takes yì (before third-tone 桿); 一路 / 一件 take yí (before fourth-tone 路 and 件). 使了一路 — "ran through one set (of moves)."

龍lóng王wáng笑xiào道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，你nǐ不bù曾céng看kàn，這zhè叉chā有yǒu三sān千qiān六liù百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng哩li。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「不bú趁chèn手shǒu，不bú趁chèn手shǒu。」龙lóng王wáng笑xiào道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，你nǐ不bù曾céng看kàn，这zhè叉chā有yǒu三sān千qiān六liù百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng哩li。」悟wù空kōng道dào：「不bú趁chèn手shǒu，不bú趁chèn手shǒu。」

The Dragon King laughed: 'Honored Immortal, you have not looked closely — this fork weighs three thousand six hundred jīn.' Wukong said, 'Not to my hand, not to my hand.'

不曾 — "have not (yet)," 不 bù (before second-tone 曾 céng). 斤 (jīn), the catty, is the weight unit, left untranslated; the comic inflation of weights (3,600 then 7,200) sets up the far heavier rod to come. 重 reads zhòng ("heavy"), not chóng. 哩 sentence-final li.

龍lóng王wáng心xīn中zhōng恐kǒng懼jù，又yòu著zhuó鯾biān提tí督dū、鯉lǐ總zǒng兵bīng擡tái出chū一yì柄bǐng畫huà桿gǎn方fāng天tiān戟jǐ。那nà戟jǐ有yǒu七qī千qiān二èr百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng。龙lóng王wáng心xīn中zhōng恐kǒng惧jù，又yòu著zhuó𫚣biān提tí督dū、鲤lǐ总zǒng兵bīng擡tái出chū一yì柄bǐng画huà杆gǎn方fāng天tiān戟jǐ。那nà戟jǐ有yǒu七qī千qiān二èr百bǎi斤jīn重zhòng。

Fearful now, the Dragon King ordered the Bream Admiral and the Carp Commander to haul out a painted-shaft Sky-Square halberd. That halberd weighed seven thousand two hundred jīn.

著 causative zhuó. 鯾提督 / 鯉總兵 — "Bream (biān) Admiral" and "Carp (lǐ) Commander"; 提督 (tí-dū) and 總兵 are late-imperial military ranks — the joke being a dragon-court staffed by named fish holding Ming army offices. 一柄 takes yì. 畫桿方天戟 — the "painted-shaft Sky-Square halberd" (a 方天畫戟, the famed crescent halberd). 重 zhòng.

悟wù空kōng見jiàn了le，跑pǎo近jìn前qián，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，丟diū幾jǐ個gè架jià子zi，撒sā兩liǎng個gè解jiě數shù，插chā在zài中zhōng間jiān道dào：「也yě還hái輕qīng，輕qīng，輕qīng。」悟wù空kōng见jiàn了le，跑pǎo近jìn前qián，接jiē在zài手shǒu中zhōng，丢diū几jǐ个gè架jià子zi，撒sā两liǎng个gè解jiě数shù，插chā在zài中zhōng间jiān道dào：「也yě还hái轻qīng，轻qīng，轻qīng。」

Seeing it, Wukong ran up, took it in his hand, threw a few stances and flourished a couple of passes, then planted it in the middle: 'Still light — light, light.'

丟幾個架子 — "threw a few stances"; 撒兩個解數 — "loosed a couple of passes," 撒 sā ("let loose, perform"), 解數 (jiě-shù) "a sequence of martial moves," 解 read jiě. 架子 — "posture, stance," 子 the neutral suffix zi. 也還輕 — 還 hái ("still").

老lǎo龍lóng王wáng一yì發fā害hài怕pà道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，我wǒ宮gōng中zhōng只zhǐ有yǒu這zhè根gēn戟jǐ重zhòng，再zài沒méi甚shèn麼me兵bīng器qì了le。」老lǎo龙lóng王wáng一yì发fā害hài怕pà道dào：「上shàng仙xiān，我wǒ宫gōng中zhōng只zhǐ有yǒu这zhè根gēn戟jǐ重zhòng，再zài没méi甚shèn么me兵bīng器qì了le。」

The old Dragon King was more frightened than ever: 'Honored Immortal, in all my palace there is only this one halberd so heavy; there is no other weapon at all.'

一發 — "all the more, the more so"; 一 takes yì (before first-tone 發). 害怕 = "afraid." 甚麼 (= 什麼). 了 final particle. The Dragon King's mounting alarm is the scene's comic engine.

悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「古gǔ人rén云yún：『愁chóu海hǎi龍lóng王wáng沒méi寶bǎo』哩li！你nǐ再zài去qù尋xún尋xún看kàn，若ruò有yǒu可kě意yì的de，一yī一yī奉fèng價jià。」悟wù空kōng笑xiào道dào：「古gǔ人rén云yún：『愁chóu海hǎi龙lóng王wáng没méi宝bǎo』哩li！你nǐ再zài去qù寻xún寻xún看kàn，若ruò有yǒu可kě意yì的de，一yī一yī奉fèng价jià。」

Wukong laughed: 'As the ancients said — "never fear that the Dragon King of the sea has no treasures!" Go and search again; if there is anything to my liking, I will pay for each piece.'

古人云 — "the ancients say," introducing a proverb: 愁海龍王沒寶 ("[never] fear that the sea's Dragon King lacks treasures"). 哩 li. 一一奉價 — "pay for each one, one by one"; 一一 is the reduplicated "one by one" (read yī-yī), 奉價 = "offer the price."

龍lóng王wáng道dào：「委wěi的de再zài無wú。」龙lóng王wáng道dào：「委wěi的de再zài无wú。」

The Dragon King said, 'Truly there is no more.'

委的 — a Yuan–Ming colloquialism, "truly, indeed"; 委 wěi, 的 de. 再無 = "there is no more."

總評 Commentary

The descent to the Eastern Sea opens the chapter's central acquisition — the iron rod — but the novel takes its time, staging first a comic audience at the dragon-court. The humor is bureaucratic and zoological at once: the Crystal Palace is staffed by named fish holding genuine Ming military ranks — a Mandarin-fish 都司, a Whitefish 太尉, an Eel 力士, a Bream 提督, a Carp 總兵 — hauling out weapons for inspection. Plaks and Yu both note how the dragon-kings function as a put-upon middle tier of the cosmic bureaucracy, perpetually imposed upon from above (Heaven) and below (Wukong). And note Wukong's self-presentation: he frames himself as the dragon's "near neighbor" (緊鄰) come merely to "beg" (告求) a weapon — the etiquette of neighborly borrowing thinly veiling a demand backed by force, the same blend of courtesy and coercion that marks all his dealings in this chapter.

The sequence of refusals is built on a comic escalation of weight — the nine-pronged fork at 3,600 jīn, the painted halberd at 7,200 — each dismissed as "light" (輕) and "not to my hand" (不趁手). The pattern is mock-heroic in the strict sense: the hero's strength is gauged by the failure of ever-greater arms to satisfy him, preparing the reader for a weapon an order of magnitude heavier still. Wukong's breezy proverb — that one should never suppose the sea-dragon's hoard exhausted — at once flatters and bullies his host, and drives the scene toward the one object the armory proper cannot supply: the iron pillar that 龍婆 and 龍女 will name in the passage to come.