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萬里無雲 A Sky Swept Clear
行者又將前事說了一遍。那雲童、霧子也收了雲霧,放出太陽星耀耀,一天萬里更無雲。行者又将前事说了一遍。那云童、雾子也收了云雾,放出太阳星耀耀,一天万里更无云。
逐句解 Line by line
行者又將前事說了一遍。
行者又将前事说了一遍。
Pilgrim again set out the whole matter to them as before.
Disposal 將前事: 將 = jiāng. 行者: 行 = xíng. 說了一遍: 一 = yí before 遍 (4th tone).
那雲童、霧子也收了雲霧,放出太陽星耀耀,一天萬里更無雲。
那云童、雾子也收了云雾,放出太阳星耀耀,一天万里更无云。
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: 那 = nà. 霧子: 子 = zǐ. 更無雲: 更 = gèng. 一天萬里: 一 = yì before 天 (1st tone).
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.