第三十七回 · 獻珪倒換 Presenting the Tablet — Journey to the West

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獻珪倒換 Presenting the Tablet

太tài子zǐ道dào：「胡hú說shuō，胡hú說shuō。我wǒ父fù自zì全quán真zhēn去qù後hòu，風fēng調tiáo雨yǔ順shùn，國guó泰tài民mín安ān。照zhào依yī你nǐ說shuō，就jiù不bú是shì我wǒ父fù王wáng了le。還hái是shì我wǒ年nián孺rú，容róng得dé你nǐ；若ruò我wǒ父fù王wáng聽tīng見jiàn你nǐ這zhè反fǎn話huà，拿ná了le去qù，碎suì屍shī萬wàn段duàn。」把bǎ行xíng者zhě咄duō的de喝hē下xià來lái。行xíng者zhě對duì唐táng僧sēng道dào：「何hé如rú？我wǒ說shuō他tā不bú信xìn，果guǒ然rán，果guǒ然rán。如rú今jīn卻què拿ná那nà寶bǎo貝bèi進jìn與yǔ他tā，倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，往wǎng西xī方fāng去qù罷bà。」三sān藏zàng即jí將jiāng紅hóng匣xiá子zi遞dì與yǔ行xíng者zhě。行xíng者zhě接jiē過guò來lái，將jiāng身shēn一yì抖dǒu，那nà匣xiá兒er卒zú不bú見jiàn了le。原yuán是shì他tā毫háo毛máo變biàn的de，被bèi他tā收shōu上shàng身shēn去qù。卻què將jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī雙shuāng手shǒu捧pěng上shàng，獻xiàn與yǔ太tài子zǐ。太tài子zǐ道dào：「胡hú说shuō，胡hú说shuō。我wǒ父fù自zì全quán真zhēn去qù后hòu，风fēng调tiáo雨yǔ顺shùn，国guó泰tài民mín安ān。照zhào依yī你nǐ说shuō，就jiù不bú是shì我wǒ父fù王wáng了le。还hái是shì我wǒ年nián孺rú，容róng得dé你nǐ；若ruò我wǒ父fù王wáng听tīng见jiàn你nǐ这zhè反fǎn话huà，拿ná了le去qù，碎suì尸shī万wàn段duàn。」把bǎ行xíng者zhě咄duō的de喝hē下xià来lái。行xíng者zhě对duì唐táng僧sēng道dào：「何hé如rú？我wǒ说shuō他tā不bú信xìn，果guǒ然rán，果guǒ然rán。如rú今jīn却què拿ná那nà宝bǎo贝bèi进jìn与yǔ他tā，倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，往wǎng西xī方fāng去qù罢bà。」三sān藏zàng即jí将jiāng红hóng匣xiá子zi递dì与yǔ行xíng者zhě。行xíng者zhě接jiē过guò来lái，将jiāng身shēn一yì抖dǒu，那nà匣xiá儿er卒zú不bú见jiàn了le。原yuán是shì他tā毫háo毛máo变biàn的de，被bèi他tā收shōu上shàng身shēn去qù。却què将jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī双shuāng手shǒu捧pěng上shàng，献xiàn与yǔ太tài子zǐ。

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太tài子zǐ道dào：「胡hú說shuō，胡hú說shuō。太tài子zǐ道dào：「胡hú说shuō，胡hú说shuō。

The prince said, “Nonsense, nonsense.

胡說 (hú shuō) "to talk nonsense."

我wǒ父fù自zì全quán真zhēn去qù後hòu，風fēng調tiáo雨yǔ順shùn，國guó泰tài民mín安ān。我wǒ父fù自zì全quán真zhēn去qù后hòu，风fēng调tiáo雨yǔ顺shùn，国guó泰tài民mín安ān。

Since the Quanzhen adept left, my father’s reign has had timely rains and temperate winds, the realm at peace and the people content.

風調雨順 (fēng tiáo yǔ shùn) "winds temperate and rains timely," 調 = tiáo.

照zhào依yī你nǐ說shuō，就jiù不bú是shì我wǒ父fù王wáng了le。照zhào依yī你nǐ说shuō，就jiù不bú是shì我wǒ父fù王wáng了le。

By your account, then, he is not my royal father at all.

照依 (zhào yī) "according to."

還hái是shì我wǒ年nián孺rú，容róng得dé你nǐ；还hái是shì我wǒ年nián孺rú，容róng得dé你nǐ；

It is only because I am young in years that I bear with you;

還是 (hái shì) "it is still," 還 = hái; 容得 (róng dé) "to bear with," 得 = dé.

若ruò我wǒ父fù王wáng聽tīng見jiàn你nǐ這zhè反fǎn話huà，拿ná了le去qù，碎suì屍shī萬wàn段duàn。」若ruò我wǒ父fù王wáng听tīng见jiàn你nǐ这zhè反fǎn话huà，拿ná了le去qù，碎suì尸shī万wàn段duàn。」

were my royal father to hear these treasonous words of yours, he would have you seized and hacked to ten thousand pieces.”

反話 (fǎn huà) "treasonous talk"; 碎屍萬段 (suì shī wàn duàn) "hacked to ten thousand pieces."

把bǎ行xíng者zhě咄duō的de喝hē下xià來lái。把bǎ行xíng者zhě咄duō的de喝hē下xià来lái。

With a snort he shouted Pilgrim down.

咄 (duō) a snort of rebuke; 喝下來 (hè xià lái) "to shout down."

行xíng者zhě對duì唐táng僧sēng道dào：「何hé如rú？行xíng者zhě对duì唐táng僧sēng道dào：「何hé如rú？

Pilgrim said to the Tang Monk, “What did I say?

何如 (hé rú) "how about it, what did I tell you."

我wǒ說shuō他tā不bú信xìn，果guǒ然rán，果guǒ然rán。我wǒ说shuō他tā不bú信xìn，果guǒ然rán，果guǒ然rán。

I said he would not believe — and truly, truly, so it is.

不信 (bú xìn), bú by sandhi; 果然 (guǒ rán) "just so, sure enough."

如rú今jīn卻què拿ná那nà寶bǎo貝bèi進jìn與yǔ他tā，倒dào換huàn關guān文wén，往wǎng西xī方fāng去qù罷bà。」如rú今jīn却què拿ná那nà宝bǎo贝bèi进jìn与yǔ他tā，倒dào换huàn关guān文wén，往wǎng西xī方fāng去qù罢bà。」

Now let us just present that treasure to him, exchange our travel-rescript, and be off to the West.”

那寶貝 (nà bǎo bèi) deictic nà; 倒換關文 (dào huàn guān wén) "to exchange the travel-rescript," 倒 = dào (turn, swap).

三sān藏zàng即jí將jiāng紅hóng匣xiá子zi遞dì與yǔ行xíng者zhě。三sān藏zàng即jí将jiāng红hóng匣xiá子zi递dì与yǔ行xíng者zhě。

Tripitaka thereupon handed the red box to Pilgrim.

即將 (jí jiāng) "thereupon took," coverb 將 = jiāng; 紅匣子 (hóng xiá zi) "red box," suffix zi.

行xíng者zhě接jiē過guò來lái，將jiāng身shēn一yì抖dǒu，那nà匣xiá兒er卒zú不bú見jiàn了le。行xíng者zhě接jiē过guò来lái，将jiāng身shēn一yì抖dǒu，那nà匣xiá儿er卒zú不bú见jiàn了le。

Pilgrim took it, gave his body a shake, and that little box vanished all at once.

將身一抖 (jiāng shēn yì dǒu) "gave the body a shake," coverb 將 = jiāng; 那匣兒 (nà xiá er) deictic nà, suffix er; 卒 (cù) "suddenly."

原yuán是shì他tā毫háo毛máo變biàn的de，被bèi他tā收shōu上shàng身shēn去qù。原yuán是shì他tā毫háo毛máo变biàn的de，被bèi他tā收shōu上shàng身shēn去qù。

It had been made from one of his hairs, and he drew it back up onto his body.

毫毛 (háo máo) "a fine hair"; 收上 (shōu shàng) "to draw back up."

卻què將jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī雙shuāng手shǒu捧pěng上shàng，獻xiàn與yǔ太tài子zǐ。却què将jiāng白bái玉yù珪guī双shuāng手shǒu捧pěng上shàng，献xiàn与yǔ太tài子zǐ。

Then he raised the white-jade tablet in both hands and presented it to the prince.

卻將 (què jiāng) coverb 將 = jiāng; 太子 (tài zǐ), 子 = zǐ.

總評 Commentary

Still clinging to the impostor as his true father, the prince threatens Wukong with a traitor’s death, while Wukong turns to Tripitaka with an unruffled “what did I say?” — the Great Sage’s comic confidence set against the boy’s fury.

The scene pivots from argument to proof: Wukong dissolves the magic casket — revealing it was only a transformed hair — and presents the white-jade tablet itself into the prince’s hands. The token that the fiend could never counterfeit now passes to the son, carrying the plot toward its test at the palace.