第四十二回 · 叫陣打門 Challenge at the Gate — Journey to the West

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叫陣打門 Challenge at the Gate

行xíng者zhě領lǐng命mìng，返fǎn雲yún光guāng，徑jìng來lái至zhì洞dòng口kǒu。一yì隻zhī手shǒu使shǐ拳quán，一yì隻zhī手shǒu使shǐ棒bàng，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「妖yāo怪guài開kāi門mén！」那nà些xiē小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu進jìn去qù報bào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě又yòu來lái了le。」妖yāo王wáng道dào：「緊jǐn關guān了le門mén，莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」行xíng者zhě叫jiào道dào：「好hǎo兒ér子zi！把bǎ老lǎo子zi趕gǎn在zài門mén外wài，還hái不bù開kāi門mén？」小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu報bào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě罵mà出chū那nà話huà兒er來lái了le。」妖yāo王wáng只zhǐ教jiào：「莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」行xíng者zhě叫jiào兩liǎng次cì，見jiàn不bù開kāi門mén，心xīn中zhōng大dà怒nù，舉jǔ鐵tiě棒bàng，將jiāng門mén一yí下xià，打dǎ了le一yí個gè窟kū窿lóng。慌huāng得de那nà小xiǎo妖yāo跌diē將jiāng進jìn去qù道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě打dǎ破pò門mén了le。」行xíng者zhě领lǐng命mìng，返fǎn云yún光guāng，径jìng来lái至zhì洞dòng口kǒu。一yì只zhī手shǒu使shǐ拳quán，一yì只zhī手shǒu使shǐ棒bàng，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「妖yāo怪guài开kāi门mén！」那nà些xiē小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu进jìn去qù报bào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě又yòu来lái了le。」妖yāo王wáng道dào：「紧jǐn关guān了le门mén，莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」行xíng者zhě叫jiào道dào：「好hǎo儿ér子zi！把bǎ老lǎo子zi赶gǎn在zài门mén外wài，还hái不bù开kāi门mén？」小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu报bào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě骂mà出chū那nà话huà儿er来lái了le。」妖yāo王wáng只zhǐ教jiào：「莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」行xíng者zhě叫jiào两liǎng次cì，见jiàn不bù开kāi门mén，心xīn中zhōng大dà怒nù，举jǔ铁tiě棒bàng，将jiāng门mén一yí下xià，打dǎ了le一yí个gè窟kū窿lóng。慌huāng得de那nà小xiǎo妖yāo跌diē将jiāng进jìn去qù道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě打dǎ破pò门mén了le。」

逐句解 Line by line

行xíng者zhě領lǐng命mìng，返fǎn雲yún光guāng，徑jìng來lái至zhì洞dòng口kǒu。行xíng者zhě领lǐng命mìng，返fǎn云yún光guāng，径jìng来lái至zhì洞dòng口kǒu。

Pilgrim received her charge, turned his cloud-light back, and came straight to the cave-mouth.

Charge received; back to the cave-mouth.

一yì隻zhī手shǒu使shǐ拳quán，一yì隻zhī手shǒu使shǐ棒bàng，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「妖yāo怪guài開kāi門mén！」一yì只zhī手shǒu使shǐ拳quán，一yì只zhī手shǒu使shǐ棒bàng，高gāo叫jiào道dào：「妖yāo怪guài开kāi门mén！」

With one hand he plied his fist and with the other his cudgel, and shouted aloud: "Fiend, open the gate!"

One fist and one cudgel — the fist because it is holding the charm, which is the only reason he is fighting one-handed at all.

那nà些xiē小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu進jìn去qù報bào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě又yòu來lái了le。」那nà些xiē小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu进jìn去qù报bào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě又yòu来lái了le。」

Those little imps went in again to report: "Sun the Pilgrim has come again."

那 in 那些 points, so nà.

妖yāo王wáng道dào：「緊jǐn關guān了le門mén，莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」妖yāo王wáng道dào：「紧jǐn关guān了le门mén，莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」

The demon king said: "Bar the gate fast and pay him no mind."

The demon has learnt something: bar the gate and ignore him. 莫睬他 is "take no notice."

行xíng者zhě叫jiào道dào：「好hǎo兒ér子zi！行xíng者zhě叫jiào道dào：「好hǎo儿ér子zi！

Pilgrim called out: "Fine son!

And Wukong revives the joke at once, from outside the door. 兒 in 兒子 is ér.

把bǎ老lǎo子zi趕gǎn在zài門mén外wài，還hái不bù開kāi門mén？」把bǎ老lǎo子zi赶gǎn在zài门mén外wài，还hái不bù开kāi门mén？」

You shut your old man outside the gate, and still won't open up?"

The aggrieved father, locked out by an unfilial son. 老子 here is the swaggering colloquial "your old man" — the 子 is the light zi, and it is not the philosopher Laozi, whose name takes zǐ. 還 in 還不 is hái, still not.

小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu報bào道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě罵mà出chū那nà話huà兒er來lái了le。」小xiǎo妖yāo又yòu报bào道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě骂mà出chū那nà话huà儿er来lái了le。」

The imps reported again: "Sun the Pilgrim has started up with that kind of talk again."

The imps' embarrassed report is a small comic gem: he has started up with that kind of talk again. 那 in 那話兒 points, so nà, and 兒 is the light er ending.

妖yāo王wáng只zhǐ教jiào：「莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」妖yāo王wáng只zhǐ教jiào：「莫mò睬cǎi他tā。」

The demon king only ordered: "Pay him no mind."

Still no. 教 is jiào, ordered.

行xíng者zhě叫jiào兩liǎng次cì，見jiàn不bù開kāi門mén，心xīn中zhōng大dà怒nù，舉jǔ鐵tiě棒bàng，將jiāng門mén一yí下xià，打dǎ了le一yí個gè窟kū窿lóng。行xíng者zhě叫jiào两liǎng次cì，见jiàn不bù开kāi门mén，心xīn中zhōng大dà怒nù，举jǔ铁tiě棒bàng，将jiāng门mén一yí下xià，打dǎ了le一yí个gè窟kū窿lóng。

Pilgrim called twice, and seeing the gate stay shut, flew into a rage, raised his iron cudgel, and struck the gate a blow, knocking a hole in it.

Patience gone; he knocks a hole in the gate. 中 in 心中 is zhōng; 將 in 將門一下 is jiāng.

慌huāng得de那nà小xiǎo妖yāo跌diē將jiāng進jìn去qù道dào：「孫sūn行xíng者zhě打dǎ破pò門mén了le。」慌huāng得de那nà小xiǎo妖yāo跌diē将jiāng进jìn去qù道dào：「孙sūn行xíng者zhě打dǎ破pò门mén了le。」

This so flustered the little imps that they went tumbling in, crying: "Sun the Pilgrim has broken down the gate!"

得 in 慌得 is the light de; 那 in 那小妖 points, so nà; 將 in 跌將進去 is jiāng, carrying the verb inward: went tumbling in.

總評 Commentary

Back at the cave with the charm in his palm, Wukong challenges the gate, and the exchange revives the false-father comedy in a new key: he calls the demon "fine son" and demands to be let in, playing the aggrieved father shut out by an unfilial child. The demon, wise now to the impersonation, orders the gate barred and refuses to take any notice — but Wukong's patience is thin, and he simply breaks the gate down and sends the imps tumbling in a panic. The scene re-establishes the antagonism at full pitch and sets the demon up to come out fighting, which is exactly what the Bodhisattva's plan requires.

The demon's new tactic is the interesting thing here. Having been fooled once, he has settled on the only defense that would actually work against a shape-changer: bar the door and refuse to engage. It is sound, and Wukong cannot argue his way past it — so he stops arguing and knocks a hole in the gate. The chapter keeps making this point in different keys: cunning meets its match, and then something blunter settles it.