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下回分解 To Be Continued
畢竟不知尋出那個取經人來，且聽下回分解。毕竟不知寻出那个取经人来，且听下回分解。
逐句解 Line by line
畢竟不知尋出那個取經人來，且聽下回分解。
毕竟不知寻出那个取经人来，且听下回分解。
In the end, who knows what scripture-pilgrim shall be found? Listen to the next chapter for the telling.
In 不知 the 不 keeps bù before the level tone of 知; 那個 is the question word, which one, with 那 read nǎ. 且聽下回分解 — listen to the next chapter for the unravelling — is the formula that ends every chapter of this novel.
The chapter ends on the formula that ends every chapter, 且聽下回分解 — listen to the next chapter for the unravelling — with the teasing question of which pilgrim will turn up. It is a leftover from the days when stories like this were told aloud for money, and it keeps the written novel sounding like a performance still under way, with the founding of the quest promised for next time.