Chinese Storytelling Research Database 
Genre definition:     Written genres for performance and reading
shumiande biaoyan diben yu duwuxingde zhonglei
書面的表演底本與讀物性的種類
Performance literature
shuochang wenxue
說唱文學
Storytelling
pinghua, pingshu
評話, 評書
Fuzhou storytelling
Fuzhou pinghua
福州平話


Jingyanggang Wu Song da hu
景陽崗武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger on Jingyang Ridge
Fixed phrases used in this version of the story:

武松打虎
Wu Song da hu
Wu Song Fights the Tiger
景陽崗
Jingyanggang
Jingyang Ridge
三寸丁穀樹皮
Sancunding gushupi
Three Inch Poxy Midget
齊眉棍
qimei gun
quarterstaff
酒色財氣
jiu, se, cai, qi
wine, sex, wealth and vigour
啟口便回言
qi kou bian hui yan
split his mouth in a grin and replied
三碗不過崗
san wan bu guo gang
Three Bowls and You Cannot Cross the Ridge
好酒
hao jiu
good wine
三碗
san wan
three bowls
小二
Xiao'er
Xiao'er (Little Number Two)
小二稱客官道
Xiao'er cheng keguan dao
Xiao'er exclaimed "My good guest!" and said:
三碗酒
san wan jiu
three bowls of wine
好酒三碗
hao jiu san wan
three bowls of the good wine
吊睛白額
diao jing bai e
with slanting eyes and white forehead
猛虎
meng hu
fierce tiger
沿路傷人
yan lu shang ren
it attacks people along the road
來往客商 / 過往客商
laiwang keshang / guowang keshang
travelers and merchants
巳﹐午﹐未三個時辰
si, wu, wei sange shichen
morning, noon and afternoon
太陽將西沉
taiyang jiang xi chen
the sun was setting in the west
好漢
hao han
good fellow
江湖
jianghu
the rivers and lakes fraternity
白額虎
bai'e hu
a tiger with white forehead
張牙舞爪
zhang ya wu zhao
bared its teeth and flaunted its claws
孽畜
niechu
monster
青石
qing shi
black rock
是鬼還是人 /是人是鬼
shi gui haishi ren/ shi ren shi gui
are you a ghost or a man / a man or a ghost
莫非吃了豹子膽
mofei chile baozi dan
have you eaten a leopard's gall
開口回言道
kai kou hui yan dao
opened his mouth and said
除害
chu hai
do away with the evil
清河縣人氏﹐姓武(名松)﹐排行第二
Qinghexian renshi, xing Wu (ming Song), paihang di er
from Qinghe District, my (his) name is Wu (Song), and I'm the second in my family
託賴X X 洪福大
tuolai X X hong fu da
I'm simply enjoying the reflection of X' fortune
一時僥倖
yishi yaoxin
it was sheer luck