第三十五回 · 洞門罵戰 Words and Swords at the Gate — Journey to the West

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洞門罵戰 Words and Swords at the Gate

那nà老lǎo魔mó急jí令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo擺bǎi開kāi陣zhèn勢shì，罵mà道dào：「你nǐ這zhè猴hóu子zi，十shí分fēn無wú禮lǐ。害hài我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì，傷shāng我wǒ手shǒu足zú，著zhuó然rán可kě恨hèn！」行xíng者zhě罵mà道dào：「你nǐ這zhè討tǎo死sǐ的de怪guài物wù，你nǐ一yí個gè妖yāo精jīng的de性xìng命mìng捨shě不bù得de。似sì我wǒ師shī父fù、師shī弟dì，連lián馬mǎ四sì個gè生shēng靈líng，平píng白bái的de吊diào在zài洞dòng裡lǐ，我wǒ心xīn何hé忍rěn？情qíng理lǐ何hé甘gān？快kuài快kuài的de送sòng將jiāng出chū來lái還huán我wǒ，多duō多duō貼tiē些xiē盤pán費fèi，喜xǐ喜xǐ歡huān歡huān打dǎ發fā老lǎo孫sūn起qǐ身shēn，還hái饒ráo了le你nǐ這zhè個gè老lǎo妖yāo的de狗gǒu命mìng。」那nà怪guài那nǎ容róng分fēn說shuō，舉jǔ寶bǎo劍jiàn劈pī頭tóu就jiù砍kǎn；這zhè大dà聖shèng使shǐ鐵tiě棒bàng舉jǔ手shǒu相xiāng迎yíng。那nà老lǎo魔mó急jí令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo摆bǎi开kāi阵zhèn势shì，骂mà道dào：「你nǐ这zhè猴hóu子zi，十shí分fēn无wú礼lǐ。害hài我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì，伤shāng我wǒ手shǒu足zú，著zhuó然rán可kě恨hèn！」行xíng者zhě骂mà道dào：「你nǐ这zhè讨tǎo死sǐ的de怪guài物wù，你nǐ一yí个gè妖yāo精jīng的de性xìng命mìng舍shě不bù得de。似sì我wǒ师shī父fù、师shī弟dì，连lián马mǎ四sì个gè生shēng灵líng，平píng白bái的de吊diào在zài洞dòng里lǐ，我wǒ心xīn何hé忍rěn？情qíng理lǐ何hé甘gān？快kuài快kuài的de送sòng将jiāng出chū来lái还huán我wǒ，多duō多duō贴tiē些xiē盘pán费fèi，喜xǐ喜xǐ欢huān欢huān打dǎ发fā老lǎo孙sūn起qǐ身shēn，还hái饶ráo了le你nǐ这zhè个gè老lǎo妖yāo的de狗gǒu命mìng。」那nà怪guài那nǎ容róng分fēn说shuō，举jǔ宝bǎo剑jiàn劈pī头tóu就jiù砍kǎn；这zhè大dà圣shèng使shǐ铁tiě棒bàng举jǔ手shǒu相xiāng迎yíng。

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那nà老lǎo魔mó急jí令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo擺bǎi開kāi陣zhèn勢shì，罵mà道dào：「你nǐ這zhè猴hóu子zi，十shí分fēn無wú禮lǐ。那nà老lǎo魔mó急jí令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo摆bǎi开kāi阵zhèn势shì，骂mà道dào：「你nǐ这zhè猴hóu子zi，十shí分fēn无wú礼lǐ。

The old fiend hastily had his imps deploy in battle-array and railed: “You monkey, you are the height of insolence!”

擺開陣勢 — "spread out in formation." 十分 (shí fēn), "utterly, to the full," 分 read fēn. The fiend opens the exchange of taunts that precedes battle.

害hài我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì，傷shāng我wǒ手shǒu足zú，著zhuó然rán可kě恨hèn！」害hài我wǒ兄xiōng弟dì，伤shāng我wǒ手shǒu足zú，著zhuó然rán可kě恨hèn！」

“You have destroyed my brother, maimed my own flesh and blood — truly you are to be loathed!”

手足 — "hands and feet," i.e. a brother. 著然 (zhuórán) — "truly, downright," where 著 is the adverbial zhuó, not the durative zhe.

行xíng者zhě罵mà道dào：「你nǐ這zhè討tǎo死sǐ的de怪guài物wù，你nǐ一yí個gè妖yāo精jīng的de性xìng命mìng捨shě不bù得de。行xíng者zhě骂mà道dào：「你nǐ这zhè讨tǎo死sǐ的de怪guài物wù，你nǐ一yí个gè妖yāo精jīng的de性xìng命mìng舍shě不bù得de。

Pilgrim railed back: “You death-courting monster — you begrudge the one life of a single fiend,”

討死 (tǎo sǐ) — "courting death." 捨不得 (shě bu de), "cannot bear to give up," 得 the potential complement de. Wukong turns the reproach around: the fiend grieves one brother while holding four innocents captive.

似sì我wǒ師shī父fù、師shī弟dì，連lián馬mǎ四sì個gè生shēng靈líng，平píng白bái的de吊diào在zài洞dòng裡lǐ，我wǒ心xīn何hé忍rěn？似sì我wǒ师shī父fù、师shī弟dì，连lián马mǎ四sì个gè生shēng灵líng，平píng白bái的de吊diào在zài洞dòng里lǐ，我wǒ心xīn何hé忍rěn？

“yet my master and brothers, and the horse — four living souls — you have strung up for nothing in your cave; how could my heart bear it?”

平白的 — "for no reason, wantonly." 似 (sì) here, "as for, the likes of." Wukong sets his four against the demon’s one.

情qíng理lǐ何hé甘gān？情qíng理lǐ何hé甘gān？

“Where is the justice in it?”

情理何甘 — "how could reason and right be content [with this]?"

快kuài快kuài的de送sòng將jiāng出chū來lái還huán我wǒ，多duō多duō貼tiē些xiē盤pán費fèi，喜xǐ喜xǐ歡huān歡huān打dǎ發fā老lǎo孫sūn起qǐ身shēn，還hái饒ráo了le你nǐ這zhè個gè老lǎo妖yāo的de狗gǒu命mìng。」快kuài快kuài的de送sòng将jiāng出chū来lái还huán我wǒ，多duō多duō贴tiē些xiē盘pán费fèi，喜xǐ喜xǐ欢huān欢huān打dǎ发fā老lǎo孙sūn起qǐ身shēn，还hái饶ráo了le你nǐ这zhè个gè老lǎo妖yāo的de狗gǒu命mìng。」

“Look sharp and send them out and give them back to me; add a good sum for travelling-money and send Old Sun cheerfully on his way — and I’ll yet spare that dog’s life of yours, you old monster.”

還我 (huán wǒ) — "give [them] back to me," 還 read huán; but 還饒了 (hái ráo le), "and shall further spare," 還 read hái. 盤費 (pánfèi), "travel-money" — Wukong’s mock-magnanimous terms.

那nà怪guài那nǎ容róng分fēn說shuō，舉jǔ寶bǎo劍jiàn劈pī頭tóu就jiù砍kǎn；那nà怪guài那nǎ容róng分fēn说shuō，举jǔ宝bǎo剑jiàn劈pī头tóu就jiù砍kǎn；

The fiend would brook no arguing: he raised his treasure-sword and hacked straight at Wukong’s head;

那容分說 — "how would he allow any explaining," where 那 is the rhetorical nǎ (= 哪), distinct from the deictic 那怪 (nà) just before. 劈頭就砍, "hacked straight at his head."

這zhè大dà聖shèng使shǐ鐵tiě棒bàng舉jǔ手shǒu相xiāng迎yíng。这zhè大dà圣shèng使shǐ铁tiě棒bàng举jǔ手shǒu相xiāng迎yíng。

and the Great Sage raised his iron cudgel to meet him.

相迎 (xiāng yíng) — "met [the blow]," 相 read xiāng, "toward, to meet." The parley collapses into combat.

總評 Commentary

The set exchange of insults that opens a vernacular battle-scene plays out in full. The old fiend’s grievance is narrow — a dead brother, maimed "flesh and blood" — and Wukong meets it with a counter-charge that reframes the whole quarrel: the demon mourns one of his own while holding four innocent lives strung up in the cave.

Wukong’s terms are pure bravado dressed as generosity — hand back the captives, add travel-money, and he will "yet spare that dog’s life of yours." The fiend, of course, "brooks no arguing" and strikes; the parley collapses into the clash of sword and cudgel, and the passage hands off to the battle-verse that follows.