Table 3 Labels translation.
Label | Description | Waley’s translation | Jenner’s translation | Yu’s translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
赑风 | a super powerful wind that can melt bone and flesh (Chapter 2) | a wind | a “monster wind” | the Mighty Wind |
狂风 | a wind carried Monkey King (Chapter 2) | a fierce wind | a hurricane | a fierce wind |
黄风 | a yellow wind together with purple fog heralding the appearance of deities in the mortal world (Chapter 5) | partial omission in the couplet | a gusty sandstorm | yellow dust |
阴风 | a dark wind together with black fog heralding the appearance of demons and monsters from the Underworld (Chapter 10) | partial omission in the couplet | a dark wind | the howling cold wind |
风响 | the wind-like noise heralding the haunt of a tiger (Chapter 13) | information compression | the noise like a wind | the sound of that wind |
清风 | the disappearance of a god (Chapter 13) | information compression | a puff of wind | a gentle breeze |
香风 | scented breezes and colored mists heralding the appearance of Boddhisatva in the mortal world (Chapter 15) | partial omission in the couplet | scented breezes | scented wind |
九股阴风 | nine skulls changed into gusts of wind and disappeared (Chapter 22) | omission of the whole sentence | nine gusts of wind | nine curls of dark wind |
妖风 | the ominous atmosphere above the city indicating the haunting of demons (Chapter 37) | partial omission in the couplet | evil winds | demonic wind |
神风 | The Patroller of the Night (a god) sent a spirit by wind (Chapter 37) | a gust of magic wind | a magic wind | a gust of divine wind |
好风 | narrative poetry describes the violence of the wind summoned by Monkey (Chapter 45) | omission of the narrative poetry | a splendid wind | marvelous wind |
风雾 | the wind summoned by Pigsy to carry him to (Chapter 98) | wind and mist | wind | wind |
香风 | Buddha’s warrior attendants used a fragrant wind to carry the four pilgrims (Chapter 100) | fragrant wind | scented gale | fragrant wind |
