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第六十九回
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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

國guó王wáng笑xiào道dào:「用yòng得de當dàng,用yòng得de當dàng。豬zhū長zhǎng老lǎo再zài飲yǐn一yì杯bēi。」獃dāi子zi亦yì不bù言yán語yǔ,卻què也yě吃chī了le個gè三sān寶bǎo鍾zhōng。國guó王wáng又yòu遞dì了le沙shā僧sēng酒jiǔ,也yě吃chī了le三sān杯bēi,卻què俱jù敘xù坐zuò。国guó王wáng笑xiào道dào:「用yòng得de当dàng,用yòng得de当dàng。猪zhū长zhǎng老lǎo再zài饮yǐn一yì杯bēi。」呆dāi子zi亦yì不bù言yán语yǔ,却què也yě吃chī了le个gè三sān宝bǎo钟zhōng。国guó王wáng又yòu递dì了le沙shā僧sēng酒jiǔ,也yě吃chī了le三sān杯bēi,却què俱jù叙xù坐zuò。


逐句解 Line by line

國guó王wáng笑xiào道dào:「用yòng得de當dàng,用yòng得de當dàng。豬zhū長zhǎng老lǎo再zài飲yǐn一yì杯bēi。」 国guó王wáng笑xiào道dào:「用yòng得de当dàng,用yòng得de当dàng。猪zhū长zhǎng老lǎo再zài饮yǐn一yì杯bēi。」

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, toneless de, result, and 當 at dàng, apt or fitting. 長 is zhǎng in 長老.

獃dāi子zi亦yì不bù言yán語yǔ,卻què也yě吃chī了le個gè三sān寶bǎo鍾zhōng。 呆dāi子zi亦yì不bù言yán语yǔ,却què也yě吃chī了le个gè三sān宝bǎo钟zhōng。

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. 子 is the light suffix.

國guó王wáng又yòu遞dì了le沙shā僧sēng酒jiǔ,也yě吃chī了le三sān杯bēi,卻què俱jù敘xù坐zuò。 国guó王wáng又yòu递dì了le沙shā僧sēng酒jiǔ,也yě吃chī了le三sān杯bēi,却què俱jù叙xù坐zuò。

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.