哪咤闹海
Nezha Stirs the Sea
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 98 vocabulary words
Source: 《封神演义》 · Investiture of the Gods
李靖的儿子哪吒生下来是个肉球,劈开一看,是个小男孩,太乙真人收他做徒弟。
Nezha was born to Li Jing as a ball of flesh, split open, a boy; the immortal Taiyi took him as disciple.
哪吒七岁那年到东海洗澡,用混天绫搅水,震得龙宫乱晃。夜叉出来看,被哪吒打死了;龙王三太子敖丙出来,也被哪吒打死,还抽了龙筋。
At seven he bathed in the Eastern Sea; his sash shook the Dragon Palace. He slew the yaksha scout and the Dragon King's third son Ao Bing, taking his tendon.
龙王要上天告状,还要水淹陈塘关。哪吒说:一人做事一人当。他自刎而死,救了陈塘关的百姓。
When the Dragon King threatened to flood Chentang Pass, Nezha said: my deed, my debt, and took his own life to spare the people.
太乙真人用莲花莲藕给哪吒做了新的身体。哪吒复活,脚踏风火轮,手持火尖枪,成了小英雄。
Taiyi rebuilt him from lotus and lily root. Reborn on wind-fire wheels with spear in hand, Nezha became a hero.