第三十八回 · 夤夜賺豬 Rousing the Pig by Night — Journey to the West

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夤夜賺豬 Rousing the Pig by Night

行xíng者zhě離lí了le師shī父fù，徑jìng到dào八bā戒jiè床chuáng邊biān，叫jiào：「八bā戒jiè，八bā戒jiè。」那nà獃dāi子zi是shì走zǒu路lù辛xīn苦kǔ的de人rén，丟diū倒dǎo頭tóu，只zhǐ情qíng打dǎ呼hū，那nǎ裡lǐ叫jiào得de醒xǐng。行xíng者zhě揪jiū著zhe耳ěr朵duǒ，抓zhuā著zhe鬃zōng，把bǎ他tā一yì拉lā，拉lā起qǐ來lái，叫jiào聲shēng：「八bā戒jiè。」那nà獃dāi子zi還hái打dǎ棱léng掙zhēng。行xíng者zhě又yòu叫jiào一yì聲shēng，獃dāi子zi道dào：「睡shuì了le罷ba，莫mò頑wán，明míng日rì要yào走zǒu路lù哩lī。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「不bú是shì頑wán，有yǒu一yì樁zhuāng買mǎi賣mài，我wǒ和hé你nǐ做zuò去qù。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「甚shén麼me買mǎi賣mài？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ可kě曾zēng聽tīng得de那nà太tài子zǐ說shuō麼me？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ不bù曾céng見jiàn面miàn，不bù曾céng聽tīng見jiàn說shuō甚shén麼me。」行xíng者zhě說shuō：「那nà太tài子zǐ告gào訴sù我wǒ說shuō，那nà妖yāo精jīng有yǒu件jiàn寶bǎo貝bèi，萬wàn夫fū不bù當dāng之zhī勇yǒng。我wǒ們men明míng日rì進jìn城chéng，不bù免miǎn與yǔ他tā爭zhēng敵dí，倘tǎng那nà怪guài執zhí了le寶bǎo貝bèi，降xiáng倒dǎo我wǒ們men，卻què不bù反fǎn成chéng不bù美měi？我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe打dǎ人rén不bú過guò，不bù如rú先xiān下xià手shǒu。我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù偷tōu他tā的de來lái，卻què不bú是shì好hǎo？」行xíng者zhě离lí了le师shī父fù，径jìng到dào八bā戒jiè床chuáng边biān，叫jiào：「八bā戒jiè，八bā戒jiè。」那nà呆dāi子zi是shì走zǒu路lù辛xīn苦kǔ的de人rén，丢diū倒dǎo头tóu，只zhǐ情qíng打dǎ呼hū，那nǎ里lǐ叫jiào得de醒xǐng。行xíng者zhě揪jiū著zhe耳ěr朵duǒ，抓zhuā著zhe鬃zōng，把bǎ他tā一yì拉lā，拉lā起qǐ来lái，叫jiào声shēng：「八bā戒jiè。」那nà呆dāi子zi还hái打dǎ棱léng挣zhēng。行xíng者zhě又yòu叫jiào一yì声shēng，呆dāi子zi道dào：「睡shuì了le罢ba，莫mò顽wán，明míng日rì要yào走zǒu路lù哩lī。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「不bú是shì顽wán，有yǒu一yì桩zhuāng买mǎi卖mài，我wǒ和hé你nǐ做zuò去qù。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「甚shén么me买mǎi卖mài？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ可kě曾zēng听tīng得de那nà太tài子zǐ说shuō么me？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ不bù曾céng见jiàn面miàn，不bù曾céng听tīng见jiàn说shuō甚shén么me。」行xíng者zhě说shuō：「那nà太tài子zǐ告gào诉sù我wǒ说shuō，那nà妖yāo精jīng有yǒu件jiàn宝bǎo贝bèi，万wàn夫fū不bù当dāng之zhī勇yǒng。我wǒ们men明míng日rì进jìn城chéng，不bù免miǎn与yǔ他tā争zhēng敌dí，倘tǎng那nà怪guài执zhí了le宝bǎo贝bèi，降xiáng倒dǎo我wǒ们men，却què不bù反fǎn成chéng不bù美měi？我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe打dǎ人rén不bú过guò，不bù如rú先xiān下xià手shǒu。我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù偷tōu他tā的de来lái，却què不bú是shì好hǎo？」

逐句解 Line by line

行xíng者zhě離lí了le師shī父fù，徑jìng到dào八bā戒jiè床chuáng邊biān，叫jiào：「八bā戒jiè，八bā戒jiè。」行xíng者zhě离lí了le师shī父fù，径jìng到dào八bā戒jiè床chuáng边biān，叫jiào：「八bā戒jiè，八bā戒jiè。」

The Pilgrim left his master, went straight to Bajie's bedside, and called: 'Bajie! Bajie!'

行 = xíng; 了 = le. Wukong goes to draft his fellow disciple.

那nà獃dāi子zi是shì走zǒu路lù辛xīn苦kǔ的de人rén，丟diū倒dǎo頭tóu，只zhǐ情qíng打dǎ呼hū，那nǎ裡lǐ叫jiào得de醒xǐng。那nà呆dāi子zi是shì走zǒu路lù辛xīn苦kǔ的de人rén，丢diū倒dǎo头tóu，只zhǐ情qíng打dǎ呼hū，那nǎ里lǐ叫jiào得de醒xǐng。

That blockhead, being a fellow worn out from the road, had flung himself down headlong and was snoring away with a will — how could he be roused by calling?

丟倒頭: flung himself down headfirst (倒 = dǎo, to fall/topple). 只情打呼: snoring contentedly. 那裡叫得醒: 'how could he be called awake?' — the second 那 = nǎ (rhetorical); 得 = de; the first 那 (那獃子) = nà.

行xíng者zhě揪jiū著zhe耳ěr朵duǒ，抓zhuā著zhe鬃zōng，把bǎ他tā一yì拉lā，拉lā起qǐ來lái，叫jiào聲shēng：「八bā戒jiè。」行xíng者zhě揪jiū著zhe耳ěr朵duǒ，抓zhuā著zhe鬃zōng，把bǎ他tā一yì拉lā，拉lā起qǐ来lái，叫jiào声shēng：「八bā戒jiè。」

The Pilgrim grabbed him by the ear, seized him by the bristles, gave him a heave, hauled him upright, and called: 'Bajie!'

揪著耳朵，抓著鬃: grabbing the ear, seizing the mane-bristles (著 twice = zhe). Bajie's porcine features played for comedy.

那nà獃dāi子zi還hái打dǎ棱léng掙zhēng。那nà呆dāi子zi还hái打dǎ棱léng挣zhēng。

The blockhead was still groggily struggling.

打棱掙: to struggle groggily, half-awake. 那 = nà; 還 = hái.

行xíng者zhě又yòu叫jiào一yì聲shēng，獃dāi子zi道dào：「睡shuì了le罷ba，莫mò頑wán，明míng日rì要yào走zǒu路lù哩lī。」行xíng者zhě又yòu叫jiào一yì声shēng，呆dāi子zi道dào：「睡shuì了le罢ba，莫mò顽wán，明míng日rì要yào走zǒu路lù哩lī。」

The Pilgrim called once more, and the blockhead said: 'Let's sleep — no fooling; tomorrow we've the road to walk.'

睡了罷: 'let's just sleep' (罷 = ba). 莫頑: don't fool about (頑 = wán).

行xíng者zhě道dào：「不bú是shì頑wán，有yǒu一yì樁zhuāng買mǎi賣mài，我wǒ和hé你nǐ做zuò去qù。」行xíng者zhě道dào：「不bú是shì顽wán，有yǒu一yì桩zhuāng买mǎi卖mài，我wǒ和hé你nǐ做zuò去qù。」

The Pilgrim said: 'It's no fooling — there's a piece of business you and I are going to do.'

一樁買賣: a piece of business, a deal — Wukong's sly framing of the grave-robbing as a lucrative venture. 和 = hé (我和你).

八bā戒jiè道dào：「甚shén麼me買mǎi賣mài？」八bā戒jiè道dào：「甚shén么me买mǎi卖mài？」

Bajie said: 'What business?'

Bajie, greed pricked, bites. 甚麼 = shén me.

行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ可kě曾zēng聽tīng得de那nà太tài子zǐ說shuō麼me？」行xíng者zhě道dào：「你nǐ可kě曾zēng听tīng得de那nà太tài子zǐ说shuō么me？」

The Pilgrim said: 'Did you happen to hear what that prince said?'

聽得: to have heard (得 = de). 那 = nà; 太子: 子 = zǐ.

八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ不bù曾céng見jiàn面miàn，不bù曾céng聽tīng見jiàn說shuō甚shén麼me。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「我wǒ不bù曾céng见jiàn面miàn，不bù曾céng听tīng见jiàn说shuō甚shén么me。」

Bajie said: 'I never saw his face, and never heard him say anything.'

Bajie, who never met the prince, professes ignorance. 甚麼 = shén me.

行xíng者zhě說shuō：「那nà太tài子zǐ告gào訴sù我wǒ說shuō，那nà妖yāo精jīng有yǒu件jiàn寶bǎo貝bèi，萬wàn夫fū不bù當dāng之zhī勇yǒng。行xíng者zhě说shuō：「那nà太tài子zǐ告gào诉sù我wǒ说shuō，那nà妖yāo精jīng有yǒu件jiàn宝bǎo贝bèi，万wàn夫fū不bù当dāng之zhī勇yǒng。

The Pilgrim said: 'That prince told me the fiend has a treasure whose might ten thousand men could not withstand.'

萬夫不當之勇: 'a valor ten thousand men could not withstand' (當 = dāng, to withstand). 那 (twice) = nà; 太子: 子 = zǐ.

我wǒ們men明míng日rì進jìn城chéng，不bù免miǎn與yǔ他tā爭zhēng敵dí，倘tǎng那nà怪guài執zhí了le寶bǎo貝bèi，降xiáng倒dǎo我wǒ們men，卻què不bù反fǎn成chéng不bù美měi？我wǒ们men明míng日rì进jìn城chéng，不bù免miǎn与yǔ他tā争zhēng敌dí，倘tǎng那nà怪guài执zhí了le宝bǎo贝bèi，降xiáng倒dǎo我wǒ们men，却què不bù反fǎn成chéng不bù美měi？

'Tomorrow when we enter the city we can hardly avoid a fight with him; and should that fiend wield the treasure and beat us down, would that not turn out badly indeed?'

不免: can hardly avoid. 降倒我們: subdue and topple us (降 = xiáng, to subdue; 倒 = dǎo). 那 = nà; the danger is the pretext for the theft.

我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe打dǎ人rén不bú過guò，不bù如rú先xiān下xià手shǒu。我wǒ想xiǎng著zhe打dǎ人rén不bú过guò，不bù如rú先xiān下xià手shǒu。

'I've been thinking: if we can't out-fight a man, better to strike first.'

打人不過: cannot out-fight [him] (不過 = bú). 先下手: to strike first. 著 = zhe (想著).

我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù偷tōu他tā的de來lái，卻què不bú是shì好hǎo？」我wǒ和hé你nǐ去qù偷tōu他tā的de来lái，却què不bú是shì好hǎo？」

'You and I will go and steal it away from him — wouldn't that be the thing?'

偷他的來: steal it away from him. 和 = hé. 卻不是好: 'would that not be good?' (不 = bú).

總評 Commentary

The recruitment of Bajie is one of the chapter's comic centerpieces, and it opens with pure slapstick: the exhausted pig snoring 'with a will,' impervious to calling, hauled upright by the ear and the bristles. The physical comedy establishes the pair's dynamic — Wukong the tireless schemer, Bajie the reluctant sleeper — before the con begins.

Wukong's manipulation is a small masterclass in persuasion. He frames the grave-robbing not as unpleasant duty but as a 'piece of business' (買賣), then baits the hook with treasure — the demon's invincible weapon, which they had better 'steal first' before it beats them down. Every step is calibrated to Bajie's two great motives, greed and self-preservation.

The lie is doubly artful because it is half-true. There is indeed danger in confronting the demon, and there is indeed a treasure — but the errand Wukong is really recruiting Bajie for is the recovery of a corpse, not the theft of a weapon. The gap between the venture as pitched and the venture as it will unfold is the engine of the comedy still to come.