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Di ershisan hui: Henghaijun Chai Jin liu bin, Jiangyanggang Wu Song da hu
第二十三回﹕橫海郡柴進留賓﹐ 景陽岡武松打虎

Chapter 23: Chai Jin entertains guests in Henghai County, Wu Song Fights a Tiger on Jingyang Ridge
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橫海郡柴進留賓﹐景陽崗武松打虎
Henghaijun Chai Jin liu bin, Jingyanggang Wu Song da hu
Chai Jin entertains his guests in Henghai County, Wu Song fights a tiger on Jingyang Ridge
三碗不過崗
san wan bu guo gang
Three Bowls and You Cannot Cross the Ridge
清河縣人氏﹐姓武(名松)﹐排行第二
Qinghexian renshi, xing Wu (ming Song), paihang di er
from Qinghe District, my (his) name is Wu (Song), and I'm the second in my family
行了幾日來到陽谷縣
xingle ji ri laidao Yangguxian
after travelling for several days, XX had reached the district of Yanggu
出門倒
Chu men dao
Falling at the Door
透瓶香
tou ping xiang
Flavour through the Bottle
好酒
hao jiu
good wine
吊睛白額大虫
diao jing bai e da chong
big beast with slanting eyes and a white forehead
往來客人結夥成隊於巳午未三(個)時(辰)過岡
wanglai keren jiehuo chengdui yu si wu wei san (ge) shi (chen) guo gang
travellers must gather into groups and cross the Ridge during the three watches from ten to four o’clock
這武松
zhe Wu Song
this Wu Song (then Wu Song)
大步自過景陽岡
da bu zi guo Jingyanggang
strode off alone towards the Jingyang Ridge
景陽岡大虫傷人﹐但有過往客商巳午未三個時辰夥過 請勿自誤
Jingyanggang da chong shang ren, dan you guowang keshang yi wu wei sange shichen jieluo guo gang, qing wu zi wu
a tiger has been attacking people on the Jingyang Ridge. Travellers and merchants must gather into groups and cross the Ridge during the three watches from ten to four o’clock. Ignore this advise at your peril!
請勿自誤
qing wu zi wu
Ignore this advice at your peril
巳﹐午﹐未三個時辰
si, wu, wei sange shichen
morning, noon and afternoon
一撲一掀一剪三般
yi pu yi xian yi jian san ban
three strategies: springing, pouncing, sweeping
那大虫
na da chong
that big beast
景陽崗武松打虎
Jingyanggang Wu Song da hu
Wu Song fights the tiger on Jingyang Ridge
青石
qing shi
black rock
是鬼還是人 /是人是鬼
shi gui haishi ren/ shi ren shi gui
are you a ghost or a man / a man or a ghost
武松把(那)打X X 本事(再)說了一遍/通
Wu Song ba (na) da X X benshi (zai)shuole yi bian / tong
Wu Song told the facts about how he killed X X
托賴福廕
tuo lai fu yin
I was simply enjoying the reflection of your good fortune
獸中王
shou zhong wang
King of Beasts
江湖
jianghu
the rivers and lakes fraternity