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第七十六回
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The Spirit Settles in Its Dwelling and the Demon Returns to Its Nature · The Wood Mother Joins to Subdue the Monster's True Form

累殺你了
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原文 Original text 繁體 Traditional Reader's edition

累殺你了 You Have Worn Yourself Out

sānzàngwényánláiduìxíngzhěgōngshēndào:「alèishāleruòxìnnéngzhīyánjué。」sānzàngwényánláiduìxíngzhěgōngshēndào:「alèishāleruòxìnnéngzhīyánjué。」


逐句解 Line by line

sānzàngwényánláiduìxíngzhěgōngshēndào:「alèishāle sānzàngwényánláiduìxíngzhěgōngshēndào:「alèishāle

Tripitaka heard this, scrambled up in a rush, and bowed to Wukong: "Disciple, you have worn yourself out for me.

一骨魯 is a noise-and-motion word for getting up all in one movement. keeps zàng in the master's name.

ruòxìnnéngzhīyánjué。」 ruòxìnnéngzhīyánjué。」

Had I believed what Wuneng told me, I should have been finished."

悟能 is Bajie's religious name. Tripitaka uses it rather than the nickname, which makes the reproach formal and therefore worse.


總評 Commentary

Tripitaka gets up in a single scramble, and the word for it is one of those noise-and-movement compounds this novel uses when a body does something before its owner has decided to. A moment ago he was rolling on the ground; now he is on his feet and bowing. The grief was real and it evaporates instantly.

The bow is the significant gesture. A master does not bow to a disciple, and Tripitaka does it here without being prompted. It is one of a small number of moments in the novel where he treats Wukong as something other than an unruly servant, and it costs him nothing to be generous now that the danger is past.