火云洞前,红孩儿喷出三昧神火,烧得八戒哇哇叫。
In front of the Fiery Cloud Cave, Red Boy spewed Samadhi divine fire, burning Bajie so that he wailed.
八戒哇哇叫:“师父,烤猪蹄真成啦!”
Bajie wailed, 'Master, the roasted pig trotters are perfectly done!'
悟空找龙王下雨,可神火遇水更旺!
Wukong sought rain from the Dragon King, but the divine fire only grew fiercer when it met water!
悟空变牛魔王:“儿啊,爹来啦!”
Wukong transformed into the Bull Demon King: 'Son, your father is here!'
红孩儿疑心:“爹怕不怕火?”
Red Boy suspiciously asked, 'Father, aren’t you afraid of fire?'
悟空忙跳开,露了馅!
Wukong hurriedly jumped aside, revealing his ruse!
最后,悟空请观音菩萨。
Finally, Wukong invited Guanyin Bodhisattva.
菩萨把莲台变刀山,红孩儿一坐上去疼得求饶。
The Bodhisattva transformed her lotus seat into a mountain of knives; when Red Boy sat on it, he cried in pain and begged for mercy.
菩萨给他套上金圈:“做善财童子吧!”
The Bodhisattva placed a golden hoop on him and said, 'Become the Child of Good Wealth!'
唐僧叹气:“早知让菩萨帮忙,何必让悟空受委屈……”
Tang Sanzang sighed, 'Had I known to ask Guanyin for help earlier, there would have been no need to let Wukong suffer…'
寓意:遇到困难,学会向他人求助。
Moral: When faced with difficulty, learn to seek help from others.
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 火云洞前 | huǒ yún dòng qián | in front of the Fire Cloud Cave |
| 红孩儿 | hóng hái ér | Red Boy (mythical character) |
| 喷出 | pēn chū | spout; spray; belch; to well up; to puff out; to spurt out |
| 三昧神火 | sān mèi shén huǒ | divine fire of Samadhi |
| 烧得 | shāo de | burned to |
| 八戒 | bā jiè | Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake |
| 哇哇叫 | wā wā jiào | cry loudly |
| 八戒哇哇叫 | bā jiè wā wā jiào | Bajie crying loudly |
| 师父 | shī fù | master; mentor (used in Taiwan) |
| 烤猪蹄 | kǎo zhū tí | roasted pig's trotter |
| 真成啦 | zhēn chéng la | really done |
| 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… |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to seek |
| 龙王 | lóng wáng | Dragon King (mythology) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to (used as a modal or prefix) |
| 神火 | shén huǒ | divine fire |
| 遇 | yù | to meet; to encounter |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 更旺 | gèng wàng | (of fire, business etc.) even stronger; more flourishing; blazing more fiercely |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to transform |
| 牛魔王 | niú mó wáng | Gyuumao |
| 儿啊 | ér a | child (affectionate address) |
| 爹来啦 | diē lái la | Dad is here! |
| 疑心 | yí xīn | suspicion; to suspect |
| 爹怕不怕火 | diē pà bù pà huǒ | Is Dad afraid of fire? |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 跳开 | tiào kāi | jump away |
| 露了馅 | lù le xiàn | gave oneself away |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; finally |
| 请 | qǐng | please; to invite |
| 观音菩萨 | guān yīn pú sà | Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara) |
| 菩萨 | pú sà | Bodhisattva (in Buddhism) |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb) |
| 莲台 | lián tái | lotus seat |
| 刀山 | dāo shān | mountain of knives (metaphor for danger) |
| 一坐上去 | yī zuò shàng qù | as soon as (someone) sits on it |
| 疼得 | téng de | so painful that |
| 求饶 | qiú ráo | to beg forgiveness |
| 给 | gěi | to give; for, to (sb) |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 套上 | tào shàng | put on (a loop or ring) |
| 金圈 | jīn quān | golden ring |
| 做善财童子吧 | zuò shàn cái tóng zǐ ba | become the Child of Good Wealth (a Buddhist figure) |
| 唐僧 | Táng sēng | Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645 |
| 叹气 | tàn qì | to sigh; to let out a sigh |
| 早知 | zǎo zhī | to know in advance |
| 让 | ràng | to let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need to; why should one |
| 受委屈 | shòu wěi qū | suffer grievance |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to come across; to run into |
| 困难 | kùn nán | difficult; challenging |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master |
| 向 | xiàng | toward; to |
| 他人 | tā rén | another person; sb else; other people |
| 求助 | qiú zhù | to ask for help; to seek assistance |