Dear teachers, dear friends, almighty netizens:
Hello everyone!
When proofreading "Journey to the West", I encountered a very peculiar and interesting language phenomenon. In Journey to the West, the word "tonight" is used to refer both to the night that has just passed, and to the night that will come or has come. Generally speaking, if you say "tonight" before morning, you often refer to the night that has passed; if you say "tonight" a little later, you generally mean the night that will come or has already come (as follows). What is even more strange is that "Journey to the West" does not use the word "last night", but there are twelve places where "last night" is used.
"Huaguoshan Monkey King Kai Cao" chromatic woodblock print
In addition, "Tonight" is used in nine places in Journey to the West, all of which refer to the upcoming and present nights. Nine "last nights" are also used in Journey to the West, all of which refer to the nights that have just passed. Even the following quote ninety-third time, there is the use of "last night there was no defense, tonight all the clouds went" this use. The "last night" and "tonight" here refer to the night that has passed.
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College of Liberal Arts, Henan University, Cao Bingjian
2021.9.5
Journey to the West Version of the Source Flow Examination
With examples:
The tenth time: It was night, and Emperor Taizong was sleeping in the palace without incident; Xiao Lai, General Xuan'er rewarded him with a heavy reward, saying, "I am sick and cannot sleep for several days; tonight the second general is mighty and very safe." Please rest in peace and wait for another guard in the evening. "The second will be Shane out.
The tenth time: So two or three days, and then I heard the door ping-pong ping-pong, bricks and tiles chaotic. Xiao Lai hurriedly announced to the courtiers: "Even the front door was lucky and happy, but tonight the back door was ringing again, but it did not kill the widow again!" Mao Gongjin said in the prelude: "The front door is uneasy, it is Jingde and Shubao's guard; the back door is uneasy, it should be Wei Zheng's guard." Emperor Taizong played the game and announced that Wei Zheng was guarding the back door tonight.
Thirteenth time: Bo Qin's wife said, "Taibao, I dreamed tonight that my father-in-law came to his house, saying that he was suffering in Yinsi and could not be overborn for a long time." Now that the holy monk had read the scriptures and eliminated his sin karma, the king of Yama sent someone to send him to the family of the elders of the rich land of China to teach us to give birth to the elder, and not to neglect it. He said, and went out to wander. We called him shouldn't, we left him unsupportable, and woke up with a dream. Bergchin said, "I am also in that dream, just like you." We went up and said to my mother to go. The two of them were about to speak, when the old mother cried out, "Boy Bergin, come, I will talk to you." "The two of them came forward. The old mother sat down on the bed and said, "Son, I had a happy dream tonight: I dreamed that your father came to the house, saying that thanks to the elder's excess, he had eliminated his sin karma and went to the home of the elderly in the rich land of China to take care of his life." ”
Sixteenth time: I got dressed, opened the door and came out, suddenly looked up, only to see some red walls falling on the wall, and I missed the platform temple, and I exclaimed: "Ah! Why is this temple empty, all red walls, why not? The walker said, "You're still dreaming!" Gone with the fire tonight. ”
Eighteenth time: The walker said, "Why is this so difficult?" Old man, you can rest assured, tonight the management of the situation with you to hold, teach him to write a retirement document, how about your daughter? ”
Shengping paints Sun Wukong
Thirty-sixth time: Tang Monk said: "Because of the feeling that this moon is clear and bright, the jade is deep, it is really a round of high light, and the earth is clear; Poetry Cloud:
When the treasure mirror is hanging in the air, the mountains and rivers are very complete.
Qionglou Yuyu is full of light, and the ice silver plate is cool and cyclone.
At this time, wanli is the same as kyaukra, the brightest and brightest tonight of the year.
Thirty-sixth time: Sanzang said, "I have been out of Chang'an since I came out of Chang'an, and I have traveled day and day, and I am afraid that the hours of scripture will be born; fortunately, I will be idle tonight, waiting for me to review and study." ”
Thirty-seventh time: Your father has come tonight to ask me to cast down demons. I'm afraid I'm not a demon, but I looked at it from the air, and sure enough, I was a goblin. I'm trying to get him, and I don't expect you to go out of town to hunt. The jade rabbit in your arrow is Lao Sun. Lao Sun led you to the temple to see Master, and complained about this heartfelt heart, and the sentences were true. ”
Thirty-eighth time: The prince knelt in front and said, "Mother, don't you dare to say." This morning, Meng Qin sent eagles to chase dogs, went out of the city to hunt, and happened to meet a holy monk who took the scriptures from the Eastern Soil, and there was a great disciple who was a sun walker, who was very good at lowering demons. It turned out that my father died in the octagonal glass well in the royal garden, and this true and false changed the father king and invaded the dragon throne. Tonight, the father king Tuomeng invited him to the city to catch monsters. The child did not dare to believe it, and came to ask the mother. When the mother uttered such words, she must have been a leprechaun. ”
Thirty-ninth time: Sun Xingren jumped out and said, "That monk, don't be so suspicious." This was originally the King of The Black Rooster, the Allah of Ru, who was killed three years ago, and it was Lao Sun who saved his life tonight. Now go into his city to discern between right and wrong. If there is a fast, set the future, and wait for us to eat and walk. ”
Forty-eighth time: The mandarin woman said: "Tonight there are three more weathers, the king does not have to hesitate, take advantage of the early action, a cold wind, the next heavy snow, the Tongtian River is frozen." I waited for the good changers, transformed into several human forms, at the intersection, backpacking with umbrellas, carrying carts, and walking on the ice unceasingly. ”
Macao Stamp "Monkey King of Huaguoshan"
Forty-eighth time: And the next day at dawn, the eight precepts rose up and said, "Brother Master, tonight is even colder, I think the river is frozen." ”
Sixty-first time: The walker said, "This warrior is brave!" Since yesterday, around the time of Shen Shi, the battle with Lao Sun, until tonight, it is not decided whether to win or lose, but you two have to relay. After half a day and a night of such a bitter struggle, he did not see any hardship.
Sixty-second time: He knows that you are a treasure on the tower, and he and the Dragon King are thieves, first a rain of blood, and then steal the relics. See the Dragon Palace shining now, the night is as bright as the day. Princess Shi Neng, lonely and secret, stole the Queen Mother Lingzhi and warmed the treasure in the pool. The two of us are not thieves, but the Dragon King sent a pawn, and tonight I was captured. What is offered is true. ”
Seventy-first time: The lady of the cup, the demon king also offered a cup, and the two of them changed the wine cup. Fei Chunjiao clung to the wine jug next to her and said, "The King and The Lady only handed over the cup tonight, please drink dry and wear a double happy cup." "The real ones were poured and dried up again."
Seventy-fourth time: When the old man saw the walker returning, Fang struggled with his staff, trembling and going to leave, when he saw the Eight Precepts, he became more and more frightened: "Grandpa! What nightmare did you have tonight when you met this group of wicked people? The monk who came first was ugly, and there were three points of human appearance; this monk, how could such a mane mouth, fanned ears, iron face, mane neck, no one point of popularity! ”
Dong Xu's print "Journey to the West"
Seventy-seventh time: Sanzang said on the floating floor, "Disciple, I didn't cover it." The Eight Precepts said, "Creation, you must not die tonight." This is out of steam. The walker heard all three of them speaking, and without being injured, he flew away and gently closed the lid of an iron cage. Sanzang panicked, "Disciple, cover it!" The Eight Precepts said, "That's it! This is steaming, and tonight it will be dead! The sand monk and the elder cried.
Seventy-seventh time: The walker said, "I will save you." Do you know where Master is? The Eight Precepts said, "Master is gone, and tonight he was eaten by the goblins." When the walker heard the words, he suddenly lost his voice and burst into tears.
Seventy-eighth time: I saw the five city soldiers and horses in the squad flash out, and played: "My Lord, tonight a cold wind has blown away the children in the goose cages of each house, and even the cages have been scraped away, and there is no trace." The king heard it, shocked and annoyed
Eighty-second time: The strange said: "Monk, you don't know: my old lady took a Tang monk in the cave tonight, and she wants to take care of him; the water in my cave is not clean, so I sent the two of us to come here to play this good water of yin and yang, arrange a feast for vegetarian fruits and vegetables, eat with Tang monks, and become relatives at night." ”
Eighty-fifth time: The king said, "The teacher is a high monk of the Heavenly Dynasty. For many years, there were monks who wished to kill monks, and because the monks slandered them, they made a wish to kill ten thousand monks to fulfill their fulfillment. I don't expect to return to the monastery tonight, and teach you to become monks. Now the queen concubines of the monarchs have shaved off their hair. I hope that the teacher will not be stingy and high-minded, and will be willing to be a disciple. ”
The eighty-ninth time: When the little prince heard this, he was terrified: "I think Master has cleaned up tonight." When he rushed to the Pavilion to look at it, he saw that the white horse was still under the porch, and he couldn't help but shout, "Master is still sleeping?" The sand monk said, "Get up." When the door was opened and the prince was allowed to enter to look inside, he did not see the weapon, and asked in a panic, "Master's weapons have been collected?" The walker jumped up and said, "I didn't take it!" The prince said, "The three weapons are gone tonight." ”
Eighty-ninth time: The walker said wordlessly and secretly hated: "Or ours is not: since you have seen the style, you should put it around, but how can you leave it here!" That baby Kasumi Guangsheng, thinking that it was alarming some evil person, stole it tonight. ”
Pu Ru painted the story of "Journey to the West"
The ninetieth time: But it is said that Sun Dasheng came out of the Nine-Curved PanHuan Cave and crossed the Xiangyun Trail to Yuhua Prefecture. But I saw that the gods of the land and the gods of the city god greeted each other in the air. The walker said, "Why did you wait until tonight?" Chenghuang said, "The little gods and other great saints have descended to Yuhua Prefecture, but because they have the money left by the Wise King, they dare not see it." When the king of Imachi encounters a monster, the great saint descends on the demon and comes to knock on it. ”
Ninety-first time: The monks said, "In each of these cylinders there are forty-nine large lamps and horses, all of which are made of lamps and straws, wrapped in silk wool, and the thickness of chickens." Only after tonight, I saw that the Buddha appeared, and the oil was gone tomorrow night, and the lamp was dimmed. ”
Ninety-three times: But he said that the monk Tianming had disappeared from the three Tibetan masters and disciples, and they all said, "I have not stayed, I have not received anything else, I have not asked for advice, and I have let a living bodhisattva go!" "Just talking about it, I saw that there were a few big households in the South Pass Box to invite." The monks clapped their hands and said, "Last night there was no defense, and tonight they all rode the clouds." ”
Ninety-seventh time: The two of them shed tears: "Lord, tonight the little father showed his soul and said: 'The holy monk of the Tang Dynasty originally took the thief, seized the property, let the thief go, and sent the money back to my family to repay the favor, how can he be treated as a thief and taken to suffer in prison?' The land and the city in prison were uneasy, and they reported to the king of Yama. The king of Yan sent a ghost to escort me to teach you to go to the palace and then complain, to release the Tang monks, and to avoid the blame; otherwise, the old and the young will die. So, let's pass a solution. Hope the old man is convenient and convenient. When Thorn Shi heard him say this, he secretly thought, "His father is a new ghost of a hot corpse, and the ghost is retribution; my uncle has been dead for five or six years, but why did he come to show his soul tonight and teach me to interrogate him?" - It must seem wrong. ”
The Annual Painting of "Eighteen Arhats Fighting Wukong" in the Republic of China period
Ninety-seventh time: The thorn said, "When your son first lost his form, he sat down and told the holy monk, and I sent someone to capture him." Unexpectedly, the holy monk Lu encountered a thief who killed and robbed your house, seized the property, and returned it to your house. It was my subordinates who were caught by mistake, did not get a detailed trial, and were sent to prison. Tonight when you manifested your soul, my first uncle also came to complain to his home, and the county was once again wandering in the netherworld,—— and there were many manifestations for a while, so the holy monks were released. But the holy monk went to save you too. ”
The 100th time: But it is said that the monks of Hongfu Temple, where the Tang monks of Chang'an used to live, saw several pine trees heading east one by one, and were surprised: "Strange! Weird! There was no wind tonight, how did this tree turn? ”