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The Mind-Lord by Night Compounds the Medicines · The Sovereign at the Banquet Discourses on the Demon

用得當
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用得當 Aptly Used Indeed

guówángxiàodào:「yòngdedàngyòngdedàngzhūzhǎnglǎozàiyǐnbēi。」dāiziyánquèchīlesānbǎozhōngguówángyòuleshāsēngjiǔchīlesānbēiquèzuòguówángxiàodào:「yòngdedàngyòngdedàngzhūzhǎnglǎozàiyǐnbēi。」dāiziyánquèchīlesānbǎozhōngguówángyòuleshāsēngjiǔchīlesānbēiquèzuò


逐句解 Line by line

guówángxiàodào:「yòngdedàngyòngdedàngzhūzhǎnglǎozàiyǐnbēi。」 guówángxiàodào:「yòngdedàngyòngdedàngzhūzhǎnglǎozàiyǐnbēi。」

The king laughed and said, "Aptly used, aptly used! Let Elder Pig drink another cup."

The king has just had the prescription independently confirmed by his own medical establishment, and his first act is to reward the man who nearly gave it away. 用得當 is verb, particle, result — the light de, and at dàng, apt or fitting. is zhǎng in 長老.

dāiziyánquèchīlesānbǎozhōng dāiziyánquèchīlesānbǎozhōng

The idiot said nothing further, but drank a Three Jewels cup all the same.

Silenced by drink for the second time in a handful of exchanges, and on both occasions with the thing he wanted in the first place. is the light suffix.

guówángyòuleshāsēngjiǔchīlesānbēiquèzuò guówángyòuleshāsēngjiǔchīlesānbēiquèzuò

The king passed wine to Sha the monk as well, who also drank three cups, and then they all took their places in order.

敘坐 is to be seated by precedence. All three disciples have now drunk, the vow has been kept by the one person it binds, and the banquet settles into shape.


總評 Commentary

"Aptly used, aptly used." The king has had the prescription independently confirmed by his own medical establishment and is delighted, and his first act is to reward the man who almost gave it away.

Eight Rules is silenced by drink for the second time in a handful of exchanges, and on both occasions with the very thing he was after. Then Sha the monk gets his three cups, and the party takes its places by precedence. All three disciples have now drunk, the vow has been kept by the one person it binds, and the banquet settles into shape.