第三回 · 四龍獻甲 The Four Dragons Yield — Journey to the West

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四龍獻甲 The Four Dragons Yield

少shǎo時shí，鐘zhōng鼓gǔ響xiǎng處chù，果guǒ然rán驚jīng動dòng那nà三sān海hǎi龍lóng王wáng，須xū臾yú來lái到dào，一yì齊qí在zài外wài面miàn會huì著zháo。敖áo欽qīn道dào：「大dà哥gē，有yǒu甚shèn緊jǐn事shì，擂léi鼓gǔ撞zhuàng鐘zhōng？」老lǎo龍lóng道dào：「賢xián弟dì，不bù好hǎo說shuō。有yǒu一yí個gè花huā果guǒ山shān甚shèn麼me天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén，早zǎo間jiān來lái認rèn我wǒ做zuò鄰lín居jū。後hòu要yào求qiú一yí件jiàn兵bīng器qì，獻xiàn鋼gāng叉chā嫌xián小xiǎo，奉fèng畫huà戟jǐ嫌xián輕qīng；將jiāng一yí塊kuài天tiān河hé定dìng底dǐ神shén珍zhēn鐵tiě，自zì己jǐ拿ná出chū手shǒu，丟diū了le些xiē解jiě數shù。如rú今jīn坐zuò在zài宮gōng中zhōng，又yòu要yào索suǒ甚shèn麼me披pī掛guà。我wǒ處chù無wú有yǒu，故gù響xiǎng鐘zhōng鳴míng鼓gǔ，請qǐng賢xián弟dì來lái。你nǐ們men可kě有yǒu甚shèn麼me披pī掛guà，送sòng他tā一yí副fù，打dǎ發fā出chū門mén去qù罷bà了le。」敖áo欽qīn聞wén言yán，大dà怒nù道dào：「我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì們men點diǎn起qǐ兵bīng拿ná他tā不bú是shì？」老lǎo龍lóng道dào：「莫mò說shuō拿ná，莫mò說shuō拿ná。那nà塊kuài鐵tiě，挽wǎn著zháo些xiē兒er就jiù死sǐ，磕kē著zháo些xiē兒er就jiù亡wáng；挨āi挨āi兒er皮pí破pò，擦cā擦cā兒er觔jīn傷shāng。」西xī海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo閏rùn說shuō：「二èr哥gē不bù可kě與yǔ他tā動dòng手shǒu。且qiě只zhǐ湊còu副fù披pī掛guà與yǔ他tā，打dǎ發fā他tā出chū了le門mén，啟qǐ表biǎo奏zòu上shàng上shàng天tiān，天tiān自zì誅zhū也yě。」北běi海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo順shùn道dào：「說shuō的de是shì。我wǒ這zhè裡lǐ有yǒu一yì雙shuāng藕ǒu絲sī步bù雲yún履lǚ哩li。」西xī海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo閏rùn道dào：「我wǒ帶dài了le一yí副fù鎖suǒ子zi黃huáng金jīn甲jiǎ哩li。」南nán海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo欽qīn道dào：「我wǒ有yǒu一yì頂dǐng鳳fèng翅chì紫zǐ金jīn冠guān哩li。」老lǎo龍lóng大dà喜xǐ，引yǐn入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng相xiāng見jiàn了le，以yǐ此cǐ奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng將jiāng金jīn冠guān、金jīn甲jiǎ、雲yún履lǚ都dōu穿chuān戴dài停tíng當dàng，使shǐ動dòng如rú意yì棒bàng，一yí路lù打dǎ出chū去qù，對duì眾zhòng龍lóng道dào：「聒guō噪zào，聒guō噪zào。」四sì海hǎi龍lóng王wáng甚shèn是shì不bù平píng，一yì邊biān商shāng議yì進jìn表biǎo上shàng奏zòu不bù題tí。少shǎo时shí，钟zhōng鼓gǔ响xiǎng处chù，果guǒ然rán惊jīng动dòng那nà三sān海hǎi龙lóng王wáng，须xū臾yú来lái到dào，一yì齐qí在zài外wài面miàn会huì著zháo。敖áo钦qīn道dào：「大dà哥gē，有yǒu甚shèn紧jǐn事shì，擂léi鼓gǔ撞zhuàng钟zhōng？」老lǎo龙lóng道dào：「贤xián弟dì，不bù好hǎo说shuō。有yǒu一yí个gè花huā果guǒ山shān甚shèn么me天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén，早zǎo间jiān来lái认rèn我wǒ做zuò邻lín居jū。后hòu要yào求qiú一yí件jiàn兵bīng器qì，献xiàn钢gāng叉chā嫌xián小xiǎo，奉fèng画huà戟jǐ嫌xián轻qīng；将jiāng一yí块kuài天tiān河hé定dìng底dǐ神shén珍zhēn铁tiě，自zì己jǐ拿ná出chū手shǒu，丢diū了le些xiē解jiě数shù。如rú今jīn坐zuò在zài宫gōng中zhōng，又yòu要yào索suǒ甚shèn么me披pī挂guà。我wǒ处chù无wú有yǒu，故gù响xiǎng钟zhōng鸣míng鼓gǔ，请qǐng贤xián弟dì来lái。你nǐ们men可kě有yǒu甚shèn么me披pī挂guà，送sòng他tā一yí副fù，打dǎ发fā出chū门mén去qù罢bà了le。」敖áo钦qīn闻wén言yán，大dà怒nù道dào：「我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì们men点diǎn起qǐ兵bīng拿ná他tā不bú是shì？」老lǎo龙lóng道dào：「莫mò说shuō拿ná，莫mò说shuō拿ná。那nà块kuài铁tiě，挽wǎn著zháo些xiē儿er就jiù死sǐ，磕kē著zháo些xiē儿er就jiù亡wáng；挨āi挨āi儿er皮pí破pò，擦cā擦cā儿er觔jīn伤shāng。」西xī海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo闰rùn说shuō：「二èr哥gē不bù可kě与yǔ他tā动dòng手shǒu。且qiě只zhǐ凑còu副fù披pī挂guà与yǔ他tā，打dǎ发fā他tā出chū了le门mén，启qǐ表biǎo奏zòu上shàng上shàng天tiān，天tiān自zì诛zhū也yě。」北běi海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo顺shùn道dào：「说shuō的de是shì。我wǒ这zhè里lǐ有yǒu一yì双shuāng藕ǒu丝sī步bù云yún履lǚ哩li。」西xī海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo闰rùn道dào：「我wǒ带dài了le一yí副fù锁suǒ子zi黄huáng金jīn甲jiǎ哩li。」南nán海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo钦qīn道dào：「我wǒ有yǒu一yì顶dǐng凤fèng翅chì紫zǐ金jīn冠guān哩li。」老lǎo龙lóng大dà喜xǐ，引yǐn入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng相xiāng见jiàn了le，以yǐ此cǐ奉fèng上shàng。悟wù空kōng将jiāng金jīn冠guān、金jīn甲jiǎ、云yún履lǚ都dōu穿chuān戴dài停tíng当dàng，使shǐ动dòng如rú意yì棒bàng，一yí路lù打dǎ出chū去qù，对duì众zhòng龙lóng道dào：「聒guō噪zào，聒guō噪zào。」四sì海hǎi龙lóng王wáng甚shèn是shì不bù平píng，一yì边biān商shāng议yì进jìn表biǎo上shàng奏zòu不bù题tí。

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少shǎo時shí，鐘zhōng鼓gǔ響xiǎng處chù，果guǒ然rán驚jīng動dòng那nà三sān海hǎi龍lóng王wáng，須xū臾yú來lái到dào，一yì齊qí在zài外wài面miàn會huì著zháo。少shǎo时shí，钟zhōng鼓gǔ响xiǎng处chù，果guǒ然rán惊jīng动dòng那nà三sān海hǎi龙lóng王wáng，须xū臾yú来lái到dào，一yì齐qí在zài外wài面miàn会huì著zháo。

In a little while, where the bell and drum sounded, sure enough the three other Dragon Kings were roused, and in a moment they arrived and all gathered together outside.

少時 — "presently"; 少 shǎo. 須臾 (xū-yú) — "in a moment, an instant." 一齊 takes yì (before second-tone 齊). 會著 — "met together"; 著 the completive aspect zhe. The drum has done its work: three more Dragon Kings appear.

敖áo欽qīn道dào：「大dà哥gē，有yǒu甚shèn緊jǐn事shì，擂léi鼓gǔ撞zhuàng鐘zhōng？」敖áo钦qīn道dào：「大dà哥gē，有yǒu甚shèn紧jǐn事shì，擂léi鼓gǔ撞zhuàng钟zhōng？」

Ao Qin said, 'Eldest brother, what urgent matter is it, that you beat the drum and strike the bell?'

大哥 — "eldest brother," the dragons' fraternal address. 緊事 — "urgent matter." 擂 léi ("to beat a drum").

老lǎo龍lóng道dào：「賢xián弟dì，不bù好hǎo說shuō。有yǒu一yí個gè花huā果guǒ山shān甚shèn麼me天tiān生shēng聖shèng人rén，早zǎo間jiān來lái認rèn我wǒ做zuò鄰lín居jū。老lǎo龙lóng道dào：「贤xián弟dì，不bù好hǎo说shuō。有yǒu一yí个gè花huā果guǒ山shān甚shèn么me天tiān生shēng圣shèng人rén，早zǎo间jiān来lái认rèn我wǒ做zuò邻lín居jū。

The old Dragon said, 'Worthy brothers, it's hard to tell. There's some heaven-born sage from the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit who came this morning and claimed me for a neighbor.

賢弟 — "worthy younger brother(s)." 不好說 — "hard to say"; 不 bù (before third-tone 好). 一個 takes yí. 甚麼 (= 什麼). 早間 — "this morning." 認我做鄰居 — "claimed me for a neighbor."

後hòu要yào求qiú一yí件jiàn兵bīng器qì，獻xiàn鋼gāng叉chā嫌xián小xiǎo，奉fèng畫huà戟jǐ嫌xián輕qīng；將jiāng一yí塊kuài天tiān河hé定dìng底dǐ神shén珍zhēn鐵tiě，自zì己jǐ拿ná出chū手shǒu，丟diū了le些xiē解jiě數shù。后hòu要yào求qiú一yí件jiàn兵bīng器qì，献xiàn钢gāng叉chā嫌xián小xiǎo，奉fèng画huà戟jǐ嫌xián轻qīng；将jiāng一yí块kuài天tiān河hé定dìng底dǐ神shén珍zhēn铁tiě，自zì己jǐ拿ná出chū手shǒu，丢diū了le些xiē解jiě数shù。

Then he demanded a weapon: I offered a steel fork — he scorned it as small; I presented a painted halberd — he scorned it as light; and that piece of divine iron that fixes the bed of the River of Heaven, he took up himself and ran through a few passes with it.

一件 takes yí. 獻鋼叉嫌小，奉畫戟嫌輕 — the parallel recaps 其六: 嫌 (xián) "to find fault with, scorn as." 將 the object-marker jiāng; 一塊 takes yí. 解數 (jiě-shù) "martial passes."

如rú今jīn坐zuò在zài宮gōng中zhōng，又yòu要yào索suǒ甚shèn麼me披pī掛guà。我wǒ處chù無wú有yǒu，故gù響xiǎng鐘zhōng鳴míng鼓gǔ，請qǐng賢xián弟dì來lái。如rú今jīn坐zuò在zài宫gōng中zhōng，又yòu要yào索suǒ甚shèn么me披pī挂guà。我wǒ处chù无wú有yǒu，故gù响xiǎng钟zhōng鸣míng鼓gǔ，请qǐng贤xián弟dì来lái。

Now he sits in the palace and demands armor besides. I have none here, so I sounded the bell and rang the drum to summon you, worthy brothers.

要索 — "demands." 我處無有 — "I have none here"; 處 chù. 響鐘鳴鼓 — "sounded bell and rang drum." 甚麼披掛 — "what armor," 披掛 (pī-guà) "full accoutrements."

你nǐ們men可kě有yǒu甚shèn麼me披pī掛guà，送sòng他tā一yí副fù，打dǎ發fā出chū門mén去qù罷bà了le。」你nǐ们men可kě有yǒu甚shèn么me披pī挂guà，送sòng他tā一yí副fù，打dǎ发fā出chū门mén去qù罢bà了le。」

Have any of you a suit of armor? Give him one, and let us pack him off out the gate, and there's an end of it.'

一副 takes yí. 打發 — "to send off, dispatch." 罷了 — "and that's that" (罷 bà, 了 le).

敖áo欽qīn聞wén言yán，大dà怒nù道dào：「我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì們men點diǎn起qǐ兵bīng拿ná他tā不bú是shì？」敖áo钦qīn闻wén言yán，大dà怒nù道dào：「我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì们men点diǎn起qǐ兵bīng拿ná他tā不bú是shì？」

Ao Qin, hearing this, flew into a rage: 'Brothers, shall we not muster our troops and seize him?'

大怒 — "flew into a rage." 點起兵 — "muster troops." 拿他不是 — "seize him, shall we not?"; 不 bú (before fourth-tone 是).

老lǎo龍lóng道dào：「莫mò說shuō拿ná，莫mò說shuō拿ná。那nà塊kuài鐵tiě，挽wǎn著zháo些xiē兒er就jiù死sǐ，磕kē著zháo些xiē兒er就jiù亡wáng；挨āi挨āi兒er皮pí破pò，擦cā擦cā兒er觔jīn傷shāng。」老lǎo龙lóng道dào：「莫mò说shuō拿ná，莫mò说shuō拿ná。那nà块kuài铁tiě，挽wǎn著zháo些xiē儿er就jiù死sǐ，磕kē著zháo些xiē儿er就jiù亡wáng；挨āi挨āi儿er皮pí破pò，擦cā擦cā儿er觔jīn伤shāng。」

The old Dragon said, 'Don't speak of seizing him, don't speak of it. That piece of iron — grasp it the least bit and you die; knock against it the least bit and you perish; brush it and your skin splits; rub it and your very sinews are hurt.'

莫說拿 — "do not speak of seizing." 那塊鐵 — 那 nà, 塊 kuài. The four parallel warnings — 挽著 (grasp, 挽 wǎn) / 磕著 (knock, 磕 kē) / 挨挨兒 (brush, 挨 āi) / 擦擦兒 (rub, 擦 cā) — each pair an action with its lethal result; 著 the durative zhe, and 些兒 / 挨挨兒 / 擦擦兒 all carry the er-suffix. 觔 (= 筋) jīn, "sinew."

西xī海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo閏rùn說shuō：「二èr哥gē不bù可kě與yǔ他tā動dòng手shǒu。且qiě只zhǐ湊còu副fù披pī掛guà與yǔ他tā，打dǎ發fā他tā出chū了le門mén，啟qǐ表biǎo奏zòu上shàng上shàng天tiān，天tiān自zì誅zhū也yě。」西xī海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo闰rùn说shuō：「二èr哥gē不bù可kě与yǔ他tā动dòng手shǒu。且qiě只zhǐ凑còu副fù披pī挂guà与yǔ他tā，打dǎ发fā他tā出chū了le门mén，启qǐ表biǎo奏zòu上shàng上shàng天tiān，天tiān自zì诛zhū也yě。」

Ao Run, Dragon King of the Western Sea, said, 'Second brother must not come to blows with him. Just scrape together a suit of armor for him, pack him off out the gate, and then send up a memorial to High Heaven — Heaven will punish him itself.'

二哥 — "second brother." 不可 takes bù (before third-tone 可). 動手 — "to come to blows." 湊副披掛 — "scrape together a suit of armor"; 湊 còu ("to gather, make up"). 啟表奏上上天 — "send up a memorial" (the doubled 上上天 = "up to High Heaven"). 天自誅也 — "Heaven will punish him itself"; 誅 zhū. This is the seed of the dragons' petition.

北běi海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo順shùn道dào：「說shuō的de是shì。我wǒ這zhè裡lǐ有yǒu一yì雙shuāng藕ǒu絲sī步bù雲yún履lǚ哩li。」北běi海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo顺shùn道dào：「说shuō的de是shì。我wǒ这zhè里lǐ有yǒu一yì双shuāng藕ǒu丝sī步bù云yún履lǚ哩li。」

Ao Shun, Dragon King of the Northern Sea, said, 'Rightly said. I have here a pair of lotus-fiber cloud-stepping shoes.'

說的是 — "what you say is right"; 的 de. 一雙 takes yì (before first-tone 雙). 藕絲步雲履 — "lotus-fiber cloud-stepping shoes"; 藕 ǒu, 絲 sī, 履 lǚ. 哩 sentence-final li.

西xī海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo閏rùn道dào：「我wǒ帶dài了le一yí副fù鎖suǒ子zi黃huáng金jīn甲jiǎ哩li。」西xī海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo闰rùn道dào：「我wǒ带dài了le一yí副fù锁suǒ子zi黄huáng金jīn甲jiǎ哩li。」

Ao Run, Dragon King of the Western Sea, said, 'I have brought along a suit of golden chain-mail.'

一副 takes yí. 鎖子黃金甲 — "golden chain-mail" (鎖子甲 = chain-link armor); 子 the neutral suffix zi.

南nán海hǎi龍lóng王wáng敖áo欽qīn道dào：「我wǒ有yǒu一yì頂dǐng鳳fèng翅chì紫zǐ金jīn冠guān哩li。」南nán海hǎi龙lóng王wáng敖áo钦qīn道dào：「我wǒ有yǒu一yì顶dǐng凤fèng翅chì紫zǐ金jīn冠guān哩li。」

Ao Qin, Dragon King of the Southern Sea, said, 'And I have a phoenix-winged cap of purple gold.'

一頂 takes yì (before third-tone 頂). 鳳翅紫金冠 — "phoenix-winged cap of purple gold"; 冠 reads guān (the noun "cap, coronet"), not guàn. These three gifts — shoes, mail, cap — make up Wukong's first regalia.

老lǎo龍lóng大dà喜xǐ，引yǐn入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宮gōng相xiāng見jiàn了le，以yǐ此cǐ奉fèng上shàng。老lǎo龙lóng大dà喜xǐ，引yǐn入rù水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng相xiāng见jiàn了le，以yǐ此cǐ奉fèng上shàng。

The old Dragon was overjoyed, led them in to meet Wukong in the Crystal Palace, and presented these to him.

大喜 — "overjoyed." 引入 — "led in." 以此奉上 — "presented these."

悟wù空kōng將jiāng金jīn冠guān、金jīn甲jiǎ、雲yún履lǚ都dōu穿chuān戴dài停tíng當dàng，使shǐ動dòng如rú意yì棒bàng，一yí路lù打dǎ出chū去qù，對duì眾zhòng龍lóng道dào：「聒guō噪zào，聒guō噪zào。」悟wù空kōng将jiāng金jīn冠guān、金jīn甲jiǎ、云yún履lǚ都dōu穿chuān戴dài停tíng当dàng，使shǐ动dòng如rú意yì棒bàng，一yí路lù打dǎ出chū去qù，对duì众zhòng龙lóng道dào：「聒guō噪zào，聒guō噪zào。」

Wukong donned the gold cap, the golden armor, and the cloud-shoes, all properly arranged, set the As-You-Will Rod in motion, and fought his way out, calling to the assembled dragons: 'Sorry to trouble you, sorry to trouble you!'

將 the object-marker jiāng. 金冠 — 冠 guān. 穿戴停當 — "donned and properly arranged"; 停當 (tíng-dàng), 當 reading dàng ("settled, in order"). 一路打出去 — "fought his way straight out"; 一 yí (before fourth-tone 路). 聒噪 (guō-zào) — literally "a clamor," used as a brash, ironic parting word, roughly "pardon the trouble!"

四sì海hǎi龍lóng王wáng甚shèn是shì不bù平píng，一yì邊biān商shāng議yì進jìn表biǎo上shàng奏zòu不bù題tí。四sì海hǎi龙lóng王wáng甚shèn是shì不bù平píng，一yì边biān商shāng议yì进jìn表biǎo上shàng奏zòu不bù题tí。

The four Dragon Kings were deeply aggrieved, and went off to confer about submitting a memorial — but of that, no more for now.

甚是不平 — "much aggrieved"; 不 bù (before second-tone 平). 一邊 takes yì (before first-tone 邊). 進表上奏 — "submit a memorial." 不題 — "no more of this (for now)," a storyteller's formula closing a thread; 不 bù (before second-tone 題).

總評 Commentary

The arrival of the three brothers completes Wukong's coup: summoned to help, they are instead fleeced in turn, each surrendering one piece of regalia — shoes, mail, cap. The old Dragon King's vivid catalogue of the rod's lethality (grasp it and die, knock it and perish, brush it and your skin splits) is at once a plea against fighting and a connoisseur's terror; the brothers' prudence is the better part of cowardice, and the scene's humor lies in four cosmic powers pooling their valuables simply to be rid of one importunate monkey.

The gifts assemble Wukong's first suit of immortal regalia — the phoenix-winged cap, golden chain-mail, and cloud-treading shoes — completing the figure of the armed and armored Monkey King. Just as important for the plot is Ao Run's counsel: not to fight, but to "send up a memorial to Heaven" so that "Heaven will punish him itself" (天自誅也). This is the hinge on which the chapter's second half turns: the dragons' grievance becomes a bureaucratic complaint, and the machinery of celestial administration — which the chapter has been satirizing in miniature — begins to grind toward Wukong. His airy parting word, 聒噪 ("pardon the trouble!"), is the perfect insolent grace-note: he leaves having taken everything, with a shrug.