Ready for a serious challenge? In this myth, the Eight Immortals mess around in the Dragon King’s domain, almost starting a cataclysm in the process.
《八仙过海》 有一天,八仙向西王母拜寿回来,腾云驾雾从东海上空经过,只见海上波涛汹涌,白浪滔天,煞是壮观。于是,八仙决定到海面上玩一玩。
吕洞宾说:“大家把自己的宝物扔到海面上,借着它渡过大海,比一比谁更有神通,怎么样?”
铁拐李首先对这一建议表示欢迎,他兴致昂扬地说:“好啊!大家先看我的!”便把拐杖投向海中,拐杖像一条小船漂浮在水面,铁拐李一个筋斗,翻立在拐杖上。
接着汉钟离把他的芭蕉扇丢到海上,跳下去站在上面。
接着,其他几位仙人也各显神通,张果老倒骑着毛驴,吕洞宾踏着雌雄宝剑,韩湘子坐着萧,何仙姑乘着花篮,蓝采和站在拍板上,曹国舅踩着玉版,都在海面上漂浮了起来。
八仙安稳地顺着汹涌的波浪漂去,这与腾云驾雾感觉大不相同,别有一番新的刺激和情调,大家玩得好不快意。
这时,曹国舅突然用手指向右边,并高声喊道: “大家看啊!那里有座海市蜃楼!”
大家转头一看,只见一座仙山渐渐地从海里升起,山上有树木,有楼房,一会儿就升到半空中,慢慢地变成天边的浮云,一转眼,那浮云又被风吹散了。
韩湘子说:“我们真是眼福不浅!蜃气是海里蛟龙嘘出来的气体 ,百年难得一见啊!”
突然,蓝采和从他们当中消失了。大家远近观望,一边找一边喊,可就是不见蓝采和的踪迹,张果老猜说:
“可能是东海龙王作怪,他不欢迎我们在他的海上大显神通,把蓝采和抓到龙宫去了,走, 我们一起到龙宫要人去!”
大家来到龙宫,婉言请求龙王放人。龙王蛮不讲理,不但不肯,还派自己的几个儿子带领虾兵蟹将追杀八仙。八仙只得用随身的法宝当武器,抵抗虾兵蟹将,经过一场激烈的战斗之后,龙王的两个太子被八仙杀死了。
龙王一听,自己的两个儿子被八仙杀了,真是悲愤至极,商请南海、西海、北海龙王来帮忙。龙王的不依不饶,把八仙也给惹火了。铁拐李用酒葫芦把海水吸光,其余几位仙人将泰山搬了过来,往东海一扔,东海立刻变成了一座高山。
双方打得天昏地暗,日月无光,把太上老君、如来佛和观世音也惊动了,他们全都赶来调解。调解的结果是,由蓝采和送东海龙王两片玉版,作为杀两位太子的补偿,泰山则由观世音负责搬回原处。
因为这一场纠纷,八仙被玉皇大帝降级一等。从此,八仙再也不敢到外面惹是生非了。
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 仙 | xian | immortal |
| 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 海 | Hǎi | surname Hai |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional) |
| 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out … |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly |
| 西王母 | Xī wáng mǔ | Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality; popularly known as 王母娘娘 |
| 拜 | bǎi | to bow to; to pay one's respects; to make a courtesy call; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) |
| 寿 | Shòu | surname Shou |
| 回 | Huí | Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴|回[hui2] |
| 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3… |
| 腾 | téng | (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action) |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say; surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] |
| 驾 | Jià | surname Jia |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 海上 | hǎi shàng | maritime |
| 空 | kōng | empty; air; sky; in vain |
| 经过 | jīng guò | to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 只见 | zhǐ jiàn | to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) |
| 波 | Bō | (bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]); surname Bo |
| 涛 | tao | big wave |
| 汹 | xiong | torrential rush |
| 涌 | yóng | (used in place names) |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai; Bai ethnic group |
| 浪 | lǎng | wave; unrestrained; to stroll |
| 滔 | tao | (bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent |
| 煞 | ||
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4] |
| 壮观 | zhuàng guān | spectacular; magnificent sight |
| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug… |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | the surface of the sea; ocean surface |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wan4]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩[wan2]; Taiwan pr. [wan4] |
| 吕 | ||
| 洞 | dǒng | cave; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) |
| 宾 | bin | visitor; object (in grammar) |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1] |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob… |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to… |
| 宝物 | bǎo wù | treasure; CL:件[jian4] |
| 扔 | reng | to throw |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4] |
| 着 | zhāo | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 它 | tā | it; it (pronoun for an animal) |
| 渡 | dǔ | to cross; to ferry |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea; ocean |
| 比一比 | bǐ yi bǐ | to make a comparison; to engage in a contest |
| 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shui2] |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) |
| 神通 | shén tōng | remarkable ability; magical power |
| 怎 | zěn | how |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type |
| 铁 | Tiě | surname Tie |
| 拐 | guái | to turn (a corner etc); to swindle; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) |
| 李 | lí | plum; surname Li |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui… |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing) |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct |
| 议 | yǐ | to comment on; to suggest |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2]) |
| 兴致 | xìng zhì | mood; spirits; interest |
| 昂 | āng | to lift; to raise one's head; high spirits; expensive |
| 扬 | Yáng | abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang; variant of 揚|扬[yang2] |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (… |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards |
| 杖 | zhǎng | a staff; cane; to flog with a stick (old) |
| 投 | tóu | to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc); to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot … |
| 中 | Zhōng | (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) |
| 小船 | xiǎo chuán | boat |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift |
| 浮 | fū | to float; floating; movable; temporary; impetuous; inflated; superfluous; surplus |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 水面 | shuǐ miàn | water surface |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 筋 | jin | muscle; veins visible under the skin |
| 斗 | Dǒu | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]; to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together; variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]; variant of 鬥|斗[dou4] |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross; variant of 翻[fan1] |
| 立 | Lì | surname Li |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn |
| 汉 | Hàn | Han ethnic group; Chinese (language); the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) |
| 钟 | Zhōng | surname Zhong; a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1 dian3 zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|… |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic); surname Li |
| 芭 | ||
| 蕉 | jiāo | banana |
| 扇 | shān | to fan; to slap sb on the face |
| 丢 | dīu | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5] |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 几 | jī | small table; (literary) almost |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential |
| 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 各 | gè | each; every |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero- |
| 张 | Zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerabl… |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit |
| 骑 | jì | (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 驴 | ||
| 踏 | tā | see 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5] |
| 雌 | cī | female |
| 雄 | xíong | male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence |
| 宝剑 | bǎo jiàn | (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3] |
| 韩 | hán | Han (surname/state) |
| 湘 | ||
| 子 | zǐ | son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders o… |
| 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 萧 | ||
| 何 | Hé | surname He |
| 姑 | gū | paternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary) |
| 乘 | Chéng | surname Cheng; old variant of 乘[cheng2] |
| 着花 | zháo huā | to blossom; to come to flower; to be in bloom |
| 篮 | lán | basket (receptacle); basket (in basketball) |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 采 | cǎi | to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather; color; complexion; looks; variant of 彩[cai3]; variant of 採|采[cai3] |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2]) |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) |
| 板 | bǎn | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious; used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3] |
| 曹 | cāo | a group; a party (in court); surname Cao |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 舅 | jìu | maternal uncle |
| 踩 | cái | to step on; to tread; to stamp |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition; version; page |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; sta… |
| 安 | An | surname An |
| 稳 | wén | settled; steady; stable |
| 顺着 | shùn zhe | to follow; following; along |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);… |
| 与 | yú | variant of 歟|欤[yu2] |
| 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ |
| 觉 | jiào | a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 别有 | bié yǒu | to have other...; to have a special ... |
| 番 | Pān | surname Pan |
| 新 | Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin |
| 刺 | cī | (onom.) whoosh |
| 激 | ji | to arouse; to excite; sharp; violent |
| 情 | qíng | (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished |
| 好不 | hǎo bù | not at all ...; how very ... |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 意 | yì | (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]) |
| 这时 | zhè shí | at this time; at this moment |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte… |
| 手指 | shǒu zhǐ | finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 并 | bìng | and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to combine; to amalgamate; short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]; variant of 並|并[bing4] |
| 高声 | gāo shēng | aloud; loud; loudly |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) |
| 道 | dào | road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot… |
| 那里 | nà li | there; that place |
| 座 | zuò | seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildin… |
| 海市 | hǎi shì | (lit. and fig.) mirage |
| 蜃 | ||
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 转 | zhuǎi | see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2] |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 渐 | jiǎn | to imbue |
| 海里 | hǎi lǐ | nautical mile |
| 升起 | shēng qǐ | to raise; to hoist; to rise |
| 树木 | shù mù | tree |
| 楼房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] |
| 就 | jìu | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise… |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter; unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]); to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]); to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1]); to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]); to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1]) |
| 半空中 | bàn kōng zhōng | in midair; in the air |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 天边 | tiān biān | horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places |
| 一转眼 | yī zhuǎn yǎn | in the blink of an eye |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 被 | bèi | quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, … |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through |
| 散 | sàn | variant of 散[san4]; scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 真是 | zhēn shi | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 眼福 | yǎn fú | a treat for the eyes; the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful |
| 浅 | jiān | sound of moving water |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi |
| 蛟 | ||
| 龙 | Lóng | surname Long |
| 嘘 | ||
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 气体 | qì tǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) |
| 百年 | bǎi nián | hundred years; century; (fig.) a whole lifetime; a person's whole life |
| 难得 | nán dé | seldom; rare; hard to come by |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view |
| 当中 | dāng zhōng | among; in the middle; in the center |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take |
| 失 | shī | to lose; to miss; to fail |
| 远近 | yuǎn jìn | far and near; distance |
| 观望 | guān wàng | to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
| 可就 | kě jìu | certainly |
| 不见 | bù jiàn | not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing |
| 踪 | zōng | variant of 蹤|踪[zong1]; (bound form) footprint; trace; tracks |
| 迹 | jǐ | (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 龙王 | Lóng wáng | Dragon King (mythology) |
| 作 | zuō | (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 怪 | guǎi | odd; strange; uncanny; to find strange; to regard as odd; (coll.) somewhat; rather |
| 抓 | zhua | to grab; to arrest; to scratch |
| 龙宫 | lóng gōng | palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form… |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) |
| 要人 | yào rén | important person |
| 婉 | ||
| 言 | yán | words; speech; to say; to talk |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request |
| 求 | qíu | to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) |
| 蛮 | ||
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle… |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 肯 | kěn | old variant of 肯[ken3]; to agree; to consent; to be willing to |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 派 | pā | used in 派司[pa1 si5] |
| 几个 | jǐ ge | a few; several; how many |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide; to lead |
| 虾 | há | used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5] |
| 兵 | bing | soldiers; an army; arms; warlike |
| 蟹 | xiě | crab |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) |
| 追 | zhui | to sculpt; musical instrument (old) |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to |
| 随身 | suí shēn | to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one |
| 法 | fǎ | variant of 法[fa3]; France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; old variant of 法[fa3]; law |
| 宝 | bǎo | variant of 寶|宝[bao3]; jewel; gem; treasure; precious |
| 当 | dāng | (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3] |
| 抵 | dí | to press against; to support; to prop up; to be equal to; to match; to mortgage; to arrive at; to reach |
| 抗 | kǎng | to resist; to defy |
| 场 | cháng | threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout; variant of 場|场[chang2] |
| 烈 | liě | ardent; fierce; upright; exploits |
| 战斗 | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post- |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |
| 个 | gě | used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4] |
| 太子 | tài zǐ | crown prince |
| 杀死 | shā sǐ | to kill |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic); to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; t… |
| 个儿 | gè r | size; height; stature |
| 悲 | bēi | sad; sadness; sorrow; grief |
| 愤 | fěn | indignant; resentment |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to; until |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 商 | Shāng | Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang |
| 南海 | Nán Hǎi | South China Sea |
| 西海 | Xī Hǎi | Yellow Sea (Korean term) |
| 北海 | Běi Hǎi | North Sea (in Europe); historical name for several bodies of water, including Lake Baikal 貝加爾湖|贝加尔湖[Bei4 jia1 er3 Hu2], Russia |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn |
| 依 | yi | to depend on; according to |
| 饶 | rāo | to forgive; to spare; to pardon; abundant; rich; surname Rao |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 惹 | ré | to provoke; to vex; to anger; to cause (problems) |
| 火 | Huǒ | surname Huo |
| 酒 | jǐu | wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] |
| 葫 | hū | used in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5] |
| 芦 | lū | rush; Phragmites communis |
| 海水 | hǎi shuǐ | seawater |
| 吸 | xi | to breathe; to absorb |
| 光 | guāng | light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered |
| 其余 | qí yú | the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them |
| 泰 | tǎi | Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往[wang3] |
| 立刻 | lì kè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 高山 | gāo shān | high mountain; alpine mountain |
| 双方 | shuāng fāng | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved |
| 打 | dá | (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness; old variant of 昏[hun1] |
| 暗 | àn | variant of 暗[an4]; dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant; (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]); dark (variant of 暗[an4]) |
| 日月 | rì yuè | the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood |
| 无 | mó | used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2] |
| 太上 | tài shàng | title of respect for taoists |
| 君 | jun | monarch; gentleman |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 佛 | fū | Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2]) |
| 观世音 | Guān shì yīn | Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 惊动 | jīng dòng | to alarm; to startle; to disturb |
| 全都 | quán dōu | all; without exception |
| 赶 | gǎn | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by … |
| 解 | Xiè | surname Xie |
| 结 | jiē | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2] |
| 由 | yóu | to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with |
| 片 | piān | disk; sheet |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement |
| 偿 | chāng | to repay; to recompense |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifie… |
| 负责 | fù zé | to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious |
| 原处 | yuán chù | original spot; previous place; where it was before |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 纠 | jiu | old |
| 纷 | fen | numerous; disorderly |
| 玉皇 | Yù huáng | Jade Emperor (in Taoism) |
| 帝 | dǐ | (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity |
| 降级 | jiàng jí | to demote; to relegate; to degrade |
| 一等 | yī děng | first class; grade A |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on; since then; henceforth |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, an… |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture |
| 外面 | wài miàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance |
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) stu… |
| 非 | Fēi | abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa |
One day, the Eight Immortals were returning from offering birthday greetings to the Queen Mother of the West. [They were] riding upon clouds and mist above the Eastern Sea, and saw the surging ocean waves, white breakers leaping skywards with extreme majesty. And so, the Eight Immortals decided to go down to the ocean surface and play. Lv Dongbin said: “Everyone take your magic artifact and throw it on the ocean surface, use it to cross the ocean, we’ll compare whose power is greater, how about that?”
Iron Staff Li was the first to welcome this suggestion, with high-spirited interest he said: “Alright! Everyone watch me, first!” so he took his staff and tossed it into the ocean, and the staff floated on the water like a little boat, and Iron Staff Li somersaulted onto it.
Next Han Zhongli cast his palm-leaf fan into the ocean, and jumped down to stand upon it.
Next, the other Eight immortals all demonstrated their own powers, Zhang Guolao rode his donkey upside down, Lv Dongbin stepped onto his double-edged magic sword, Han Xiangzi sat on his flute, He Xiangu rode her flower basket, Lan Caihe stood on his clappers, Cao Guojiu stepped onto his jade tablet, and they all began to float upon the water.
The Eight Immortals calmly rode along with the surging waves, and as this was similar to riding the clouds and mists, but with a special new thrill and feeling, everyone enjoyed themselves immensely.
Then, Cao Guojiu suddenly pointed off towards the right, and loudly yelled: “Look everyone! There is a mirage of a sea-city!”
Everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a mystic mountain gradually rising out of the sea, and upon the mountain were trees, and buildings. In a short while [the mountain] had risen halfway into the heavens, and slowly became a floating cloud, an in the blink of an eye, the cloud was blown away by the wind.
Han Xiangzi said: “We’re truly lucky to gaze upon [such a sight]! Mirages are the breath of flood dragons in the ocean, it’s rare to see such a thing even once in a 100 years!”
Suddenly, Lan Caihe disappeared from among them. Everyone looked around near and far, searching here and calling there, but found no trace of Lan Caihe, and Zhang Guolao guessed aloud:
“It’s probably the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea making mischief, he doesn’t approve of us displaying our power on his ocean, and so he snatched Lan Caihe and took him off to the Dragon Palace, come on, let’s go to the Dragon Palace together!”
Everyone arrived at the Dragon Palace, and tactfully begged the Dragon King to let him go. The Dragon King would not listen to reason, and was not only unwilling to agree, he even sent his sons to lead his shrimp soldiers and crab generals to chase down and slaughter the Eight Immortals. The Eight Immortals had no choice but to use their own magic weapons to defeat the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and after a fierce battle, two of the Dragon King’s sons were killed [by their hand].
When the Dragon King heard this, that two of his sons had been killed by the Eight Immortals, his sadness and fury knew no end, and he requested that the dragon kings of the Southern Sea, the Western Sea, and the Northern sea come to his aid. The dragon kings did not go easy on them, and the Eight Immortals were infuriated. Iron Staff Li used his magic bottle gourd to suck the sea water dry, and the other immortals went and brought back Mount Tai and threw it into the Eastern Sea, immediately turning the sea into a tall mountain.
The two sides fought until chaos reigned upon the earth, until no light shone from the sun and moon, thus disturbing the Exalted Lord Lao, the Buddha, and [the goddess] Guanyin, who all hurried forth to mediate. The result of the mediation was that Lan Caihe had to give up two slabs of his jade tablet to the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea, as recompense for his two murdered sons, and Guanyin was responsible for moving Mount Tai back to its original location.
Because of this dispute, the Eight Immortals were relegated to a lower rank by the Jade Emperor. And from that day onwards, the Eight Immortals didn’t dare go out and stir up trouble.