师徒走进荒山。
The master and disciples journeyed into a desolate mountain.
白骨精想吃唐僧肉长生不老。
The White Bone Demon plotted to eat Tang Sanzang’s flesh to attain immortality.
它先变提篮村姑,被悟空一眼识破:“妖怪看棒”!
It first disguised as a basket-carrying village girl, but Wukong saw through her at a glance: 'Monster, behold my staff!'
村姑“倒地”,剩堆白骨。
The village girl collapsed, leaving only a pile of bones.
唐僧怪悟空乱杀人!
Tang Sanzang accused Wukong of killing indiscriminately!
白骨精又变找女儿的老奶奶。
The White Bone Demon then transformed into an old grandmother searching for her daughter.
悟空举棒又打。
Wukong raised his staff and struck again.
唐僧怒念紧箍咒:“你再杀生,我不认你这徒弟!”
In anger, Tang Sanzang chanted the tightening spell: 'If you kill again, I will disown you as my disciple!'
第三次,白骨精变老爷爷。
The third time, the White Bone Demon transformed into an old man.
悟空咬牙挥棒,妖怪真身逃了,留下假尸体。
Wukong gritted his teeth and swung his staff as the demon’s true form escaped, leaving behind a fake body.
唐僧赶走悟空:“你走吧!我没认你这徒弟!”
Tang Sanzang drove Wukong away: 'You go! I no longer recognize you as my disciple!'
悟空含泪磕头:“师父保重……”
Wukong knelt with tears, 'Take care, Master…'
驾云回了花果山。
He rode the cloud back to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
寓意:误会会伤人心,看清真相需要时间。
Moral: Misunderstandings can hurt the heart; it takes time to see the truth.
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 师徒 | shī tú | master and disciple |
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to walk into; to enter |
| 荒山 | huāng shān | desert mountain; barren hill |
| 白骨精 | bái gǔ jīng | White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); (fig.) sly and cunning person |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 唐僧 | Táng sēng | Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645 |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 长生 | cháng shēng | long life |
| 不老 | bù lǎo | not old |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 先 | xiān | first; before |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to transform |
| 提篮 | tí lán | a basket |
| 村姑 | cūn gū | village girl; country bumpkin |
| 被 | bèi | indicates passive voice; by |
| 悟空 | Wù kōng | Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1… |
| 一眼 | yī yǎn | a glance; a quick look; a glimpse |
| 识破 | shí pò | to penetrate; to see through |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster; devil |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 棒 | bàng | stick; excellent; wonderful |
| 倒地 | dǎo dì | to fall to the ground |
| 剩堆 | shèng duī | remaining pile |
| 白骨 | bái gǔ | bones of the dead |
| 怪 | guài | strange; odd; to blame |
| 乱杀人 | luàn shā rén | to kill indiscriminately |
| 又 | yòu | again; also |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to seek |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 老奶奶 | lǎo nǎi nai | (coll.) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother; respectful form of address for an old woman |
| 举棒 | jǔ bàng | to raise a stick |
| 打 | dǎ | to hit; to play |
| 怒念 | nù niàn | to angrily chant; to recite in anger |
| 紧箍咒 | jǐn gū zhòu | the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]); a spell or incantation for controlling sb |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 杀生 | shā shēng | to take the life of a living creature |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 不认 | bù rèn | not recognize |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice; disciple |
| 第三次 | dì sān cì | the third time |
| 老爷爷 | lǎo yé ye | (coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather |
| 咬牙 | yǎo yá | to clench one's teeth; to grind the teeth; gnaw |
| 挥棒 | huī bàng | swing a stick |
| 真身 | zhēn shēn | the real body (of Buddha or a God); true effigy |
| 逃了 | táo le | escaped |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind; to keep |
| 假尸体 | jiǎ shī tǐ | fake corpse |
| 赶走 | gǎn zǒu | to drive out; to turn back |
| 你走吧 | nǐ zǒu ba | you go |
| 没认 | méi rèn | didn't recognize |
| 含泪 | hán lèi | tearful; tearfully |
| 磕头 | kē tóu | to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior |
| “师父保重……” | “shī fu bǎo zhòng……” | “Master, take care…” |
| 驾云 | jià yún | to ride the clouds; fig. self-satisfied; arrogant |
| 回了 | huí le | returned |
| 花果山 | huā guǒ shān | Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning |
| 误会 | wù huì | misunderstanding; to misunderstand |
| 会 | huì | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 伤人心 | shāng rén xīn | hurt people's hearts |
| 看清 | kàn qīng | to see clearly |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth; actual facts |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to require; need; requirement |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |