Canonical Classics ← 第四十五回
第四十五回
sānqīngguànshèngliúmíng
chēchíguóhóuwángxiǎn

At the Abbey of the Three Pure Ones the Great Sage leaves his name; in the Kingdom of Cart-Slow the Monkey King displays his magic.

萬里無雲
模式 Mode Read Study
拼音 Pinyin Off
字體 Script
原文 Original text 繁體 Traditional Reader's edition

萬里無雲 A Sky Swept Clear

xíngzhěyòujiāngqiánshìshuōlebiànyúntóngshōuleyúnfàngchūtàiyángxīng耀yào耀yàotiānwàngèngyúnxíngzhěyòujiāngqiánshìshuōlebiànyúntóngshōuleyúnfàngchūtàiyángxīng耀yào耀yàotiānwàngèngyún


逐句解 Line by line

xíngzhěyòujiāngqiánshìshuōlebiàn xíngzhěyòujiāngqiánshìshuōlebiàn

Pilgrim again set out the whole matter to them as before.

Disposal 將前事: = jiāng. 行者: = xíng. 說了一遍: = before (4th tone).

yúntóngshōuleyúnfàngchūtàiyángxīng耀yào耀yàotiānwàngèngyún yúntóngshōuleyúnfàngchūtàiyángxīng耀yào耀yàotiānwàngèngyún

The Cloud-Lad and the Mist-One too gathered back the clouds and mist, and let the sun-star shine out dazzling, the whole sky clear for ten thousand li without a cloud.

Deictic 那雲童: = . 霧子: = . 更無雲: = gèng. 一天萬里: = before (1st tone).


總評 Commentary

The cloud-gods obey as the wind-gods did, and the sky is not merely un-clouded but scoured brilliantly clear — an over-fulfilment of Wukong's order that turns the immortal's failure into a spectacle. The dazzling emptiness overhead is the visible verdict on the Daoist rite, and the cue for Bajie's renewed mockery.