第三十五回 · 淨瓶收魔 The Pure Vase Takes the Elder Fiend — Journey to the West

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淨瓶收魔 The Pure Vase Takes the Elder Fiend

那nà老lǎo魔mó見jiàn傷shāng了le他tā老lǎo舅jiù，丟diū了le行xíng者zhě，提tí起qǐ寶bǎo劍jiàn，就jiù劈pī八bā戒jiè；八bā戒jiè使shǐ鈀pá架jià住zhù。正zhèng賭dǔ鬥dòu間jiān，沙shā僧sēng撞zhuàng近jìn前qián來lái，舉jǔ杖zhàng便biàn打dǎ。那nà妖yāo抵dǐ敵dí不bú住zhù，縱zòng風fēng雲yún，往wǎng南nán逃táo走zǒu。八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng緊jǐn緊jǐn趕gǎn來lái。大dà聖shèng見jiàn了le，急jí縱zòng雲yún跳tiào在zài空kōng中zhōng，解jiě下xià淨jìng瓶píng，罩zhào定dìng老lǎo魔mó，叫jiào聲shēng：「金jīn角jiǎo大dà王wáng。」那nà老lǎo魔mó见jiàn伤shāng了le他tā老lǎo舅jiù，丢diū了le行xíng者zhě，提tí起qǐ宝bǎo剑jiàn，就jiù劈pī八bā戒jiè；八bā戒jiè使shǐ钯pá架jià住zhù。正zhèng赌dǔ斗dòu间jiān，沙shā僧sēng撞zhuàng近jìn前qián来lái，举jǔ杖zhàng便biàn打dǎ。那nà妖yāo抵dǐ敌dí不bú住zhù，纵zòng风fēng云yún，往wǎng南nán逃táo走zǒu。八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng紧jǐn紧jǐn赶gǎn来lái。大dà圣shèng见jiàn了le，急jí纵zòng云yún跳tiào在zài空kōng中zhōng，解jiě下xià净jìng瓶píng，罩zhào定dìng老lǎo魔mó，叫jiào声shēng：「金jīn角jiǎo大dà王wáng。」

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那nà老lǎo魔mó見jiàn傷shāng了le他tā老lǎo舅jiù，丟diū了le行xíng者zhě，提tí起qǐ寶bǎo劍jiàn，就jiù劈pī八bā戒jiè；那nà老lǎo魔mó见jiàn伤shāng了le他tā老lǎo舅jiù，丢diū了le行xíng者zhě，提tí起qǐ宝bǎo剑jiàn，就jiù劈pī八bā戒jiè；

When the old fiend saw his uncle wounded, he let Pilgrim be, raised his treasure-sword, and hewed straight at Bajie;

丟了行者 — "left off with Pilgrim," 行 forced to xíng; 提起寶劍, "raised the sword," 提 read tí. The fiend turns his fury on Bajie.

八bā戒jiè使shǐ鈀pá架jià住zhù。八bā戒jiè使shǐ钯pá架jià住zhù。

Bajie brought up his rake to fend it off.

使鈀架住 — "used his rake to block"; the brief clash before Sha Monk arrives.

正zhèng賭dǔ鬥dòu間jiān，沙shā僧sēng撞zhuàng近jìn前qián來lái，舉jǔ杖zhàng便biàn打dǎ。正zhèng赌dǔ斗dòu间jiān，沙shā僧sēng撞zhuàng近jìn前qián来lái，举jǔ杖zhàng便biàn打dǎ。

Just as they were locked in combat, Sha Monk closed in and, lifting his staff, fell to striking.

賭鬥間 (dǔdòu jiān) — "in the midst of the fight," 間 read jiān. Now three set upon the elder fiend.

那nà妖yāo抵dǐ敵dí不bú住zhù，縱zòng風fēng雲yún，往wǎng南nán逃táo走zǒu。那nà妖yāo抵dǐ敌dí不bú住zhù，纵zòng风fēng云yún，往wǎng南nán逃táo走zǒu。

The fiend, unable to hold his ground, loosed wind and cloud and fled away southward.

抵敵不住 — "could not withstand [them]." Outmatched three to one, the elder breaks.

八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng緊jǐn緊jǐn趕gǎn來lái。八bā戒jiè、沙shā僧sēng紧jǐn紧jǐn赶gǎn来lái。

Bajie and Sha Monk gave close chase.

緊緊趕來 — "pursued hard on his heels."

大dà聖shèng見jiàn了le，急jí縱zòng雲yún跳tiào在zài空kōng中zhōng，解jiě下xià淨jìng瓶píng，罩zhào定dìng老lǎo魔mó，叫jiào聲shēng：「金jīn角jiǎo大dà王wáng。」大dà圣shèng见jiàn了le，急jí纵zòng云yún跳tiào在zài空kōng中zhōng，解jiě下xià净jìng瓶píng，罩zhào定dìng老lǎo魔mó，叫jiào声shēng：「金jīn角jiǎo大dà王wáng。」

The Great Sage, seeing it, quickly loosed his cloud and sprang up into the air, drew down the Pure Vase, took aim at the old fiend, and called out: “Gold-Horn King!”

罩定老魔 — "took aim at the old fiend"; 解下淨瓶, "drew down the Pure Vase," 解 read jiě. Wukong turns the name-vase on the elder fiend by his title, 金角大王.

總評 Commentary

The chapter’s climax arrives. With his uncle down and himself outnumbered three to one, the elder fiend breaks and flees south — and Wukong springs into the air with the Pure Vase, the same name-and-answer vessel that took the second brother, and takes aim.

The device that has run through the whole arc comes round to its object at last: Wukong calls the elder by his title, 金角大王, Gold-Horn King. The vase’s single rule — that it swallows whoever answers to his own name — is about to close on the last and greatest of the fiends, exactly as it closed on Silver-Horn before him.