猪八戒

豬八戒

zhūbājiè

proper noun

Meanings

1 Zhu Bajie ("Pigsy")
2 pig-like disciple in Journey to the West

Characters

precept; to abstain from

Examples

猪八戒又馋又懒。

Zhū Bājiè yòu chán yòu lǎn.

Zhu Bajie is both gluttonous and lazy.

他被同学叫猪八戒。

Tā bèi tóngxué jiào Zhū Bājiè.

His classmates call him Zhu Bajie.

猪八戒是孙悟空的师弟。

Zhū Bājiè shì Sūn Wùkōng de shīdì.

Zhu Bajie is Sun Wukong's junior disciple-brother.

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culture

Second disciple of Tang Sanzang in 《西游记》. Originally Marshal Tianpeng (天蓬元帅) of the Heavenly Armies, exiled to earth and reincarnated into a pig's body for harassing Chang'e. Wields a nine-tooth muckrake (九齿钉耙). Embodies gluttony, lust, and laziness, but is fiercely loyal to the pilgrimage.

usage

Used as a mild jokey insult for someone chubby or greedy: 你真像个猪八戒 ('you're such a Pigsy'). Widely referenced in idioms: 猪八戒照镜子 - 里外不是人 ('Pigsy looks in the mirror - he's not a person either way').

In Pop Culture

西游记 Xīyóujì

Journey to the West

Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en where Zhu Bajie appears as Tang Sanzang's second disciple.

八戒 Bā jiè

the Eight Precepts

Buddhist vows Zhu Bajie is supposed to observe - his name literally means 'eight abstentions,' which he is famously bad at keeping.

Stroke Order

猪 zhū

八 bā

戒 jiè