西游记 (xī yóu jì)
Abridged Version

/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
xiào
/ laugh / smile /
dào
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
:“
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
chóu
/ worry about /
hǎi
/ ocean / sea /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
méi
/ (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not /
bǎo
/ a jewel or gem / a treasure / precious /
/ you /
zài
/ again / once more / next in sequence / another /
等等
děng děng
等等
/ et cetera / etc / etcetera / and so on /
ruò
/ to seem / like / as / if /
yǒu
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
合意
hé yì
合意
/ acceptable / desirable /
de
/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /
/ I / me /
一一
yī yī
一一
/ one by one / one after another /
fèng
/ to receive (from superior) / to offer / to revere /
jià
/ price / value / valence (on an atom) /
。”
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
正在
zhèng zài
正在
/ in the process of (doing something or happening) / while (doing) /
为难
wéi nán
为难
/ make things difficult for /
一旁
yī páng
一旁
/ aside / to the side of /
shǎn
/ flash / lightning /
chū
/ to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to occur / to happen / (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
/ grandmother / matron / mother-in-law /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
/ female / woman /
dào
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
:“
hǎi
/ ocean / sea /
cáng
/ to hide away / to conceal / to harbor / store / accumulate /
zhōng
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
yǒu
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
kuāi
/ piece / chunk / lump / (measure word for chunks, lumps) /
大禹
dà yǔ
大禹
/ Da Yu, name of an ancient hero who successfully controlled floods /
zhì
/ to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / cure / treatment / to heal /
shuǐ
/ water / river /
shí
/ time / period /
留下
líu xià
留下
/ remain /
de
/ (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle) / of /
dìng
/ to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order /
海神
hǎi shén
海神
/ Emperor of the Sea /
tiě
/ iron /
qiě
/ further / moreover /
sòng
/ to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send /
/ (interrog. part.) /
/ he / him /
rèn
/ to assign / to appoint / office / responsibility /
/ he / him /
改造
gǎi zào
改造
/ to change / to alter / to transform /
使用
shǐ yòng
使用
/ to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of /
sòng
/ to deliver / to carry / to give (as a present) / to present (with) / to see off / to send /
chū
/ to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to occur / to happen / (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) /
gōng
/ palace /
mén
/ opening / door / gate / doorway / gateway / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) /
gēng
/ to change /
le
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
。”
Wu Kong laughed and said, "I am not worried that the Dragon King has no treasures, when there exist ones that are suitable, I will check them out one by one." As the Dragon King was feeling hard-pressed, in a flash the Dragon Matron and the Dragon's Daughter appeared on the side and said, "In the middle of the ocean depository there is piece of magical ocean-controlling iron left behind by Da Yu when he stopped the floods, give it to him, allow him to alter it for his own use, and let him bring it out of the palace."

lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
/ according to / depend on / near to /
yán
/ to speak / to say / talk / word /
yǐn
/ to lead / to divert (water) / to guide /
/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
zhì
/ arrive / most / to / until /
hǎi
/ ocean / sea /
cáng
/ to hide away / to conceal / to harbor / store / accumulate /
zhōng
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
观看
guān kàn
观看
/ to watch / to view /
/ how / which /
shén
/ God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being /
tiě
/ iron /
果然
guǒ rán
果然
/ really / sure enough / as expected /
jīn
/ metal / money / gold /
guāng
/ light / ray / bright /
/ four / 4 /
shè
/ radio- (chem.) / shoot /
/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
liāo
/ lift up (skirt) / pull up (sleeve) /
/ clothes /
上前
shàng qián
上前
/ (v) go forward /
/ imitate / copy /
le
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
/ (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) / to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of /
yāo
/ weigh /
yǒu
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
dǒu
/ Chinese peck /
lái
/ to come /
粗细
cū xì
粗细
/ (n) thickness / (n) quality; fineness of work /
èr
/ two / 2 /
zhàng
/ ten feet /
duō
/ many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- /
cháng
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /

Abiding by their advice the Dragon King led Wu Kong to middle of the ocean depository to take a look, that magical iron really sparkled with golden rays that shot out in all directions. Wu Kong pulled up his sleeves and felt it for a while, approximating its thickness, which was over twenty feet long.

/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
/ from / self / oneself / since /
/ dialect / language / speech /
:“
shì
/ is / are / am / yes / to be /
hǎo
/ good / well /
宝贝
bǎo bèi
宝贝
/ treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character /
dāi
/ stay / delay /
lǎo
/ (a 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) / venerable (person) /
sūn
/ grandson /
/ pull up / pull out / select / promote /
jiāng
/ (will, shall, "future tense") / ready / prepared / to get / to use /
出来
chū lai
出来
/ to come out / to emerge /
!”
shuì
/ persuade (politically) /
zhāo
/ catch / receive / suffer /
便
biàn
便
/ ordinary / plain / convenient / handy / easy / then / so / thus / to relieve oneself /
zǒu
/ to walk / to go / to move / to leave /
上前
shàng qián
上前
/ (v) go forward /
/ to go / to leave / to remove /
怀
huái
怀
/ to think of / to cherish / mind / heart / bosom /
bào
/ to hug / to hold or carry in arms /
shén
/ God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being /
bàng
/ a stick / club or cudgel / smart / capable / strong /
zhī
/ (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only /
shāo
/ somewhat / a little /
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
yòng
/ to use /
/ power / force / strength /
/ how / which /
shén
/ God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being /
bàng
/ a stick / club or cudgel / smart / capable / strong /
便
biàn
便
/ ordinary / plain / convenient / handy / easy / then / so / thus / to relieve oneself /
/ to leave / to depart / to go away / from /
de
/ (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly /
ér
/ and / as well as / but (not) / yet (not) / (shows causal relation) / (shows change of state) / (shows contrast) /
/ to rise / to raise / to get up /

Wu Kong said to himself, "It is a good treasure, waiting for me to pull it out!" Saying this, he walked up to it, wrapped his arms around the iron cudgel, only with some effort, that magical cudgel broke free of the ground.

/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
dào
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
:“只是
zhǐ shì
只是
/ merely / simply / only / but /
/ special / unusual / extraordinary /
/ coarse / rough / thick / unfinished / vulgar / rude / crude /
/ special / unusual / extraordinary /
cháng
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /
xiē
/ some / few / several / (a measure word) /
/ fine / minutely / thin / slender /
duǎn
/ lack / short /
diǎn
/ a bit / spot, dot, speck / point / o'clock / aspect, feature /
fāng
/ square / quadrilateral / direction / just /
/ can / may / able to / certain(ly) / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) /
使用
shǐ yòng
使用
/ to use / to employ / to apply / to make use of /
。”
shuì
/ persuade (politically) /
huà
/ dialect / language / spoken words / speech / talk / words / conversation / what someone said /
jiān
/ between / among / space / (measure word) /
/ how / which /
shén
/ God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being /
tiě
/ iron /
jìu
/ at once / then / right away / only / (emphasis) / to approach / to move towards / to undertake /
duǎn
/ lack / short /
le
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
/ small table /
chǐ
/ a Chinese foot (M) / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale /
/ fine / minutely / thin / slender /
le
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
juān
/ to confine / enclose /
/ comprehend /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
yòu
/ (once) again / also / both... and... / again /
diān
/ weigh in the hand /
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
diān
/ weigh in the hand /
dào
/ direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk /
:“
zài
/ again / once more / next in sequence / another /
/ fine / minutely / thin / slender /
xiē
/ some / few / several / (a measure word) /
更好
gèng hǎo
更好
/ better / more /
。”
/ how / which /
宝贝
bǎo bèi
宝贝
/ treasured object / treasure / darling / baby / cowry / good-for-nothing or queer character /
zhēn
/ real / true / genuine /
/ (a measure word) / individual /
yòu
/ (once) again / also / both... and... / again /
/ fine / minutely / thin / slender /
le
/ (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker) /
/ small table /
fēn
/ to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) /
hóu
/ monkey /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
十分
shí fēn
十分
/ fully / completely / very /
欢喜
huān xǐ
欢喜
/ joyful /
/ to hold / to seize / to catch / to apprehend / to take /
chū
/ to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to occur / to happen / (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) /
hǎi
/ ocean / sea /
cáng
/ to hide away / to conceal / to harbor / store / accumulate /
细看
xì kàn
细看
/ peer / scan /
zhī
/ (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only /
jiàn
/ to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview /
liǎng
/ both / two / ounce / some / a few / tael /
tóu
/ head /
/ each / every /
yǒu
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
jīn
/ metal / money / gold /
/ hoop / bind with hoops /
中间
zhōng jiān
中间
/ between / intermediate / mid / middle /
/ quarter (hour) / (a measure word) / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive /
zhāo
/ catch / receive / suffer /
一行
yī xíng
一行
/ party / delegation /
xiǎo
/ small / tiny / few / young /
/ letter / symbol / character / word /
:“如意
rú yì
如意
/ (adj) matches ones wishes /
jīn
/ metal / money / gold /
/ hoop / bind with hoops /
bàng
/ a stick / club or cudgel / smart / capable / strong /
chóng
/ to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer /
一万
yī wàn
一万
/ ten thousand /
sān
/ three / 3 /
qiān
/ thousand /
五百
wǔ bǎi
五百
/ five hundred /
jīn
/ catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg /
。”
Wu Kong said, "It is too thick and too long, making it narrower and shorter will make it more useful." Upon saying this, the magical iron became several feet shorter, and it became narrower. Wu Kong weighted it in his hands again and said, "It would be great if it could be even more narrow." The treasure willingly became narrower. The Monkey King was very happy, he brought it out of the ocean depository to take a closer look, only seeing two golden bands at both ends, in the middle there was a small sentence carved on it, "Wish-fulfilling Golden-banded Cudgel, Weighting Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Catty."

/ he / him /
/ to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad /
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
/ from / self / oneself / since /
shēng
/ (also sheng4) able to do / competent enough to /
dīu
/ to lose / to put aside / to throw /
kāi
/ open / operate (vehicle) / start /
jiě
/ to separate / to divide / to break up / to loosen / to explain / to untie / to emancipate /
shǔ
/ to count /
lún
/ select /
zhāo
/ catch / receive / suffer /
jīn
/ metal / money / gold /
/ hoop / bind with hoops /
bàng
/ a stick / club or cudgel / smart / capable / strong /
/ one / 1 / single / a / an / entire /
/ (surname) / road / path / way /
/ to dance / to wield / to brandish /
xiàng
/ direction / part / side / towards / to / guide / opposite to /
水晶
shuǐ jīng
水晶
/ crystal /
gōng
/ palace /
/ inside / internal / interior /
xià
/ to frighten / to scare / to intimidate / to threaten /
/ obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished /
lǎo
/ (a 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) / venerable (person) /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
dǎn
/ the gall / the nerve / courage / guts / gall bladder /
zhàn
/ to fight / fight / war / battle /
xīn
/ heart / mind /
jīng
/ to start / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
/ 11 p.m.-1 a.m. / 1st earthly branch / child / midnight / son / child / seed / egg / small thing /
lóng
/ dragon / imperial / Long (a surname) /
sūn
/ grandson /
hún
/ soul /
fēi
/ to fly /
/ soul /
sǎn
/ leisurely / loosen / powdered medicine / to scatter / to come loose /
guī
/ tortoise / turtle /
biē
/ turtle /
/ fish /
xiā
/ shrimp / prawn /
cáng
/ to hide away / to conceal / to harbor / store / accumulate /
tóu
/ head /
suō
/ to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce /
wěi
/ tail /

He could not be happier, he played around with it, and then whirling the golden-banded cudgel he danced all the way toward the Crystal Palace, scaring the Dragon King and causing his heart to jump in fear, frightening the Dragon's sons and grandsons into fleeing, and making the turtles, fish and shrimp hide their heads and tuck in their tails.