Chinese Storytelling Research Database 
Genre definition:     Oral Performances
koutou biaoyan
口頭表演
Performance genres
shuochang
說唱
Clappertale
Kuaibanshu
快版書
Shandong clappertales
Shandong kuaishu
山東快書


Wu Song da hu
武松打虎

Wu Song Fights the Tiger
Performed by Sun Zhenye
Fixed phrases used in this version of the story:

那武松
na Wu Song
that Wu Song
好漢
hao han
good fellow
來到了陽谷縣的地界
laidaole Yangguxian de dijie
reached the border of Yanggu district
五虎難(那)惡霸
Wu Hu nan (na) e ba
Five Tigers of the local despot
三碗不過崗
san wan bu guo gang
Three Bowls and You Cannot Cross the Ridge
俺武松
an, Wu Song
I, Wu Song
這武松
zhe Wu Song
this Wu Song (then Wu Song)
酒家﹐拿酒來
jiujia, na jiu lai
waiter, bring wine!
身高也有一丈二 /身子高大一丈二
shen gao ye you yizhang er /shenzi gaoda yizhang er
his height is more than on staff's length
兩膀一晃(挓開)有力量
liangbang yi huang (zhakai) you liliang liangbang yi huang you liliang
his two shoulders are full of power
腦袋瓜子賽柳斗
naodai guazi sai liudou
his head is bigger than a bushel
倆眼一瞪象鈴鐺
lia yan yi deng xiang lingdang
his two eyes stare like bulging bells
胳膊一抻象風犁
gebo yi shen xiang fengli
his arms stretch out like ploughshares
巴掌足有(一抻)簸箕大
bazhang zu you (yi shen) boji da
his palms are as big as dustpans
手指頭拔拔楞楞不棒槌長
shouzhitou babalengleng bangchui chang
his fingers are as long and pointed as wooden sticks
好漢爺
haohan ye
Dear Sir, good fellow
狀元紅
Zhuangyuan hong
Champion Red
出門倒
Chu men dao
Falling at the Door
透瓶香
tou ping xiang
Flavour through the Bottle
拿酒來
na jiu lai
bring wine
好酒
hao jiu
good wine
景陽岡出了猛虎
Jingyanggang chule menghu
there has appeared a fierce tiger on Jingyang Ridge
獸中王
shou zhong wang
King of Beasts
巳﹐午﹐未三個時辰
si, wu, wei sange shichen
morning, noon and afternoon
我管你喂虎是喂狼
wo guan ni wei hu shi wei lang
Why should I care if you are eaten up by a tiger or a wolf?
你要走你就走
ni yao zou, ni jiu zou
if you wish to go, then go
三橫一豎念個(就念)王
san heng yi shu nian ge (jiu nian)wang
Three lines and one stroke reads as ‘king’
簸箕大
boji da
is big as a dustpan
這隻虎
zhezhi hu
this tiger
英(美)名天下揚
ying(mei)ming tianxia yang
fame spread throughout the world
二郎
Erlang
Second Brother