第三十七回 · 立帝之名 The Name Establish-the-Emperor — Journey to the West

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立帝之名 The Name Establish-the-Emperor

卻què把bǎ老lǎo孫sūn放fàng出chū來lái。我wǒ將jiāng那nà夢mèng中zhōng話huà告gào訴sù那nà太tài子zǐ。他tā若ruò是shì肯kěn信xìn，就jiù去qù拿ná了le那nà妖yāo魔mó，一yì則zé與yǔ他tā父fù王wáng報bào仇chóu，二èr來lái我wǒ們men立lì個gè名míng節jié；他tā若ruò不bú信xìn，再zài將jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī拿ná與yǔ他tā看kàn。只zhǐ恐kǒng他tā年nián幼yòu，還hái不bú認rèn得dé哩lī。」三sān藏zàng聞wén言yán，大dà喜xǐ道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ計jì絕jué妙miào！但dàn說shuō這zhè寶bǎo貝bèi，一yí個gè叫jiào做zuò錦jǐn襴lán袈jiā裟shā，一yí個gè叫jiào做zuò白bái玉yù珪guī；你nǐ變biàn的de寶bǎo貝bèi卻què叫jiào做zuò甚shén名míng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「就jiù叫jiào做zuò立lì帝dì貨huò罷bà。」三sān藏zàng依yī言yán，記jì在zài心xīn上shàng。師shī徒tú們men一yí夜yè那nǎ曾céng得dé睡shuì，盼pàn到dào天tiān明míng，恨hèn不bù得dé點diǎn頭tóu喚huàn出chū扶fú桑sāng日rì，噴pēn氣qì吹chuī散sàn滿mǎn天tiān星xīng。却què把bǎ老lǎo孙sūn放fàng出chū来lái。我wǒ将jiāng那nà梦mèng中zhōng话huà告gào诉sù那nà太tài子zǐ。他tā若ruò是shì肯kěn信xìn，就jiù去qù拿ná了le那nà妖yāo魔mó，一yì则zé与yǔ他tā父fù王wáng报bào仇chóu，二èr来lái我wǒ们men立lì个gè名míng节jié；他tā若ruò不bú信xìn，再zài将jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī拿ná与yǔ他tā看kàn。只zhǐ恐kǒng他tā年nián幼yòu，还hái不bú认rèn得dé哩lī。」三sān藏zàng闻wén言yán，大dà喜xǐ道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ计jì绝jué妙miào！但dàn说shuō这zhè宝bǎo贝bèi，一yí个gè叫jiào做zuò锦jǐn襕lán袈jiā裟shā，一yí个gè叫jiào做zuò白bái玉yù珪guī；你nǐ变biàn的de宝bǎo贝bèi却què叫jiào做zuò甚shén名míng？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「就jiù叫jiào做zuò立lì帝dì货huò罢bà。」三sān藏zàng依yī言yán，记jì在zài心xīn上shàng。师shī徒tú们men一yí夜yè那nǎ曾céng得dé睡shuì，盼pàn到dào天tiān明míng，恨hèn不bù得dé点diǎn头tóu唤huàn出chū扶fú桑sāng日rì，喷pēn气qì吹chuī散sàn满mǎn天tiān星xīng。

逐句解 Line by line

卻què把bǎ老lǎo孫sūn放fàng出chū來lái。却què把bǎ老lǎo孙sūn放fàng出chū来lái。

Then let old Sun out.

放出來 (fàng chū lái) "to let out."

我wǒ將jiāng那nà夢mèng中zhōng話huà告gào訴sù那nà太tài子zǐ。我wǒ将jiāng那nà梦mèng中zhōng话huà告gào诉sù那nà太tài子zǐ。

I will tell that crown prince the words of the dream.

將那夢中話 (jiāng nà mèng zhōng huà) coverb 將 = jiāng, deictic 那, zhōng; 那太子 (nà tài zǐ), 子 = zǐ.

他tā若ruò是shì肯kěn信xìn，就jiù去qù拿ná了le那nà妖yāo魔mó，一yì則zé與yǔ他tā父fù王wáng報bào仇chóu，二èr來lái我wǒ們men立lì個gè名míng節jié；他tā若ruò是shì肯kěn信xìn，就jiù去qù拿ná了le那nà妖yāo魔mó，一yì则zé与yǔ他tā父fù王wáng报bào仇chóu，二èr来lái我wǒ们men立lì个gè名míng节jié；

If he is willing to believe, he will go and seize that fiend — first, to avenge his father the king, and second, that we may make a name for ourselves;

那妖魔 (nà yāo mó) deictic nà; 報仇 (bào chóu) "to avenge"; 名節 (míng jié) "name and honour."

他tā若ruò不bú信xìn，再zài將jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī拿ná與yǔ他tā看kàn。他tā若ruò不bú信xìn，再zài将jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī拿ná与yǔ他tā看kàn。

and if he does not believe, show him the white-jade tablet again.

不信 (bú xìn), bú by sandhi; 再將 (zài jiāng) coverb 將 = jiāng.

只zhǐ恐kǒng他tā年nián幼yòu，還hái不bú認rèn得dé哩lī。」只zhǐ恐kǒng他tā年nián幼yòu，还hái不bú认rèn得dé哩lī。」

Only I fear that, being young in years, he may still not recognize it.”

還不 (hái bù), 還 = hái; 認得 (rèn dé) "to recognize," 得 = dé.

三sān藏zàng聞wén言yán，大dà喜xǐ道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ計jì絕jué妙miào！三sān藏zàng闻wén言yán，大dà喜xǐ道dào：「徒tú弟dì啊a，此cǐ计jì绝jué妙miào！

Hearing this, Tripitaka rejoiced greatly and said, “Disciple, this plan is exquisite!

絕妙 (jué miào) "surpassingly clever."

但dàn說shuō這zhè寶bǎo貝bèi，一yí個gè叫jiào做zuò錦jǐn襴lán袈jiā裟shā，一yí個gè叫jiào做zuò白bái玉yù珪guī；但dàn说shuō这zhè宝bǎo贝bèi，一yí个gè叫jiào做zuò锦jǐn襕lán袈jiā裟shā，一yí个gè叫jiào做zuò白bái玉yù珪guī；

But of these treasures, one is called the brocade cassock, and one is called the white-jade tablet;

一個叫做 (yí gè jiào zuò) "one is called," yí by sandhi.

你nǐ變biàn的de寶bǎo貝bèi卻què叫jiào做zuò甚shén名míng？」你nǐ变biàn的de宝bǎo贝bèi却què叫jiào做zuò甚shén名míng？」

the treasure you have become — by what name is it called?”

甚名 (shén míng) "what name," 甚 = shén (interrogative).

行xíng者zhě道dào：「就jiù叫jiào做zuò立lì帝dì貨huò罷bà。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「就jiù叫jiào做zuò立lì帝dì货huò罢bà。」

Pilgrim said, “Let it be called Establish-the-Emperor Ware.”

立帝貨 (lì dì huò) "Establish-the-Emperor Ware," the mock oracle-name Wukong gives his transformed self, like a soothsayer’s shop-sign.

三sān藏zàng依yī言yán，記jì在zài心xīn上shàng。三sān藏zàng依yī言yán，记jì在zài心xīn上shàng。

Tripitaka, following his words, kept it in mind.

依言 (yī yán) "in accordance with the words"; 記在心上 (jì zài xīn shàng) "kept in mind."

師shī徒tú們men一yí夜yè那nǎ曾céng得dé睡shuì，盼pàn到dào天tiān明míng，恨hèn不bù得dé點diǎn頭tóu喚huàn出chū扶fú桑sāng日rì，噴pēn氣qì吹chuī散sàn滿mǎn天tiān星xīng。师shī徒tú们men一yí夜yè那nǎ曾céng得dé睡shuì，盼pàn到dào天tiān明míng，恨hèn不bù得dé点diǎn头tóu唤huàn出chū扶fú桑sāng日rì，喷pēn气qì吹chuī散sàn满mǎn天tiān星xīng。

All that night, master and disciples, when did they ever get to sleep? They longed to nod the sun of Fusang out with a nod of the head, and with a puff of breath to blow away the sky full of stars.

那曾得睡 (nǎ céng dé shuì) "when did they ever get to sleep," rhetorical 那 = nǎ, dé; 恨不得 (hèn bù dé) "to wish one could," dé; 扶桑 (fú sāng) the mythic tree where the sun rises; 吹散 (chuī sàn) "to blow apart," sàn.

總評 Commentary

The plan reaches its climax: Wukong will emerge from the casket, tell the prince the dream, and offer the double proof — the recognition-tablet and the motive of revenge. His foresight that a young prince might not know the tablet shows the care beneath the bravado.

The three “treasures” are named — cassock, jade tablet, and the mock-oracle “Establish-the-Emperor Ware” — Wukong branding himself as a prophetic curio to be consulted. The passage closes on the sleepless night, its parallel-prose flourish — to nod the sun out of Fusang, to blow the stars from the sky — carrying the pilgrims’ impatience for the dawn that will set the action moving.