精衛 填海 Jingwei|fill the sea Jingwei fills the sea.

今日 我 要 講 嘅 ，係 一 個 為咗 向 大海 報復 ，可以 去 到 幾 盡 嘅 故事 ⋯⋯ today|I|want|to talk|possessive particle|is|one|measure word|in order to|towards|the sea|take revenge|can|go|to|how|far|possessive particle|story Today, what I want to talk about is a story about how far one can go to take revenge on the sea...

從前 有 一 個 皇帝 ，佢 叫做 炎帝 。 once upon a time|there was|one|measure word|emperor|he|was called|Emperor Yan Once upon a time, there was an emperor named Yan Di. 炎帝 有 一 個 女 ，叫做 女娃 。 Yan Emperor|has|one|measure word|daughter|named|Nüwa Yan Di had a daughter named Nüwa. 女娃 平時 好 乖 ，炎帝 次次 見到 佢 都 忍唔住 讚 佢 。 girl|usually|very|well-behaved|Yan Emperor|every time|sees|her|all|can't help but|praise|her Nüwa was usually very well-behaved, and every time Yan Di saw her, he couldn't help but praise her.

但係 炎帝 好 忙 ，佢 每 日 都 要 出去 辦公 ，好多 嘢 做 ，所以 成日 都 唔 喺 屋企 。 but|Emperor Yan|very|busy|he|every|day|all|has to|go out|work|a lot of|things|do|so|all the time|all|not|at|home But the Flame Emperor is very busy, he has to go out to work every day, there are many things to do, so he is often not at home. 女娃 見 爸爸 成日 唔 喺 屋企 ，就 成日 自己 一個 出去 玩 。 girl|sees|dad|every day|not|at|home|then|every day|by herself|one|go out|play The girl sees that her dad is often not at home, so she often goes out to play by herself. 佢 有 一 個 夢想 ，就 係 去 東面 嘅 大海 睇 日出 。 He|has|one|measure word|dream|just|is|go|east|possessive particle|ocean|see|sunrise She has a dream, which is to go to the big sea in the east to watch the sunrise. 但係 一來 佢 爸爸 成日 都 唔 得閒 ，二來 大海 實在 太 遠 ，所以 女娃 一 次 都 冇 見過 大海 。 but|first|he|father|all the time|also|not|free|second|ocean|really|too|far|so|girl|one|time|all|not|seen|ocean But first, her dad is always busy, and second, the sea is really too far, so the girl has never seen the sea.

有 一 日 ，女娃 冇 同 爸爸 講 聲 ，就 自己 向住 太陽 升起 嘅 方向 ，撐 艇仔 出海 。 there is|one|day|girl|did not|with|father|speak|sound|then|by herself|towards|sun|rising|possessive particle|direction|rowed|small boat|out to sea One day, the girl didn't say a word to her dad and just rowed a small boat towards the direction where the sun rises. 不幸 嘅 係 ，海上 突然 刮起 狂風大浪 ，風浪 好似 山 一樣 咁 高 ，霎時間 就 打沉 咗 女娃 隻 艇仔 。 unfortunately|possessive particle|is|at sea|suddenly|blew up|strong winds and huge waves|wind and waves|like|mountain|the same|so|high|in an instant|then|sank|past tense marker|girl|measure word|small boat Unfortunately, a sudden storm arose at sea, with waves as high as mountains, and in an instant, the girl's small boat was capsized. 女娃 跌 咗 落 海 ，最終 俾 無情 嘅 大海 吞沒 ，永遠 都 返 唔 到 嚟 。 girl|fell|past tense marker|into|sea|eventually|by|merciless|possessive particle|ocean|swallowed|forever|also|return|not|arrive|here The girl fell into the sea and was ultimately swallowed by the merciless ocean, never to return. 炎帝 知道 消息 之後 好 傷心 。 Yan Emperor|knew|news|after|very|sad The Flame Emperor was very sad after hearing the news. 但係 佢 個 女 死 咗 就 係 死 咗 ，點 做 都 帶 唔 返 佢 個 女 返嚟 。 but|he|possessive particle|daughter|died|past tense marker|then|is|dead|past tense marker|how|do|all|bring|not|return|her|possessive particle|daughter|back But his daughter was dead, and there was nothing he could do to bring her back.

女娃 死 咗 之後 ，佢 嘅 靈魂 變 咗 一 隻 雀仔 。 girl|die|past tense marker|after|she|possessive particle|soul|transformed|past tense marker|a|measure word|little bird After the girl died, her soul transformed into a little bird. 呢 隻 雀仔 嘅 叫聲 好似 講 緊 「精衛 」呢 兩 個 字 噉 ，所以 佢 個 名 叫 「精衛 」。 this|measure word for animals|sparrow|possessive particle|call|sounds like|saying|continuous aspect particle|name of the bird|this|two|measure word for nouns|characters|like|so|it|measure word for nouns|name|is called|name of the bird This little bird's call sounds like it's saying the words "Jingwei," so it is named "Jingwei." 精衛 痛恨 無情 嘅 大海 奪走 咗 自己 嘅 生命 ， 佢 決心 要 復仇 ！ |||||||||||||revenge Jingwei hates the merciless sea for taking away its life, and it is determined to seek revenge! 佢 飛 向 西面 嘅 大山 ，擔 咗 一 塊 石仔 ，之後 再 飛 向 東面 嘅 大海 。 He|flew|towards|west|possessive particle|mountain|carried|past tense marker|a|piece|small stone|afterwards|again|flew|towards|east|possessive particle|ocean It flies towards the great mountain in the west, carrying a small stone, and then flies towards the great sea in the east. 佢 一路 飛 ，一路 悲鳴 ，一 鬆 口 ，石仔 就 跌入 大海 。 he|all the way|flew|all the way|screamed|one|loosened|mouth|little stone|then|fell into|the sea As it flies, it cries out in sorrow, and when it opens its mouth, the stone falls into the sea.

原來 精衛 係 想 填平 大海 。 originally|Jingwei|is|wants|fill up|the sea It turns out that Jingwei wants to fill the sea. 大海 忍 唔 住 恥笑 佢 ： 「 雀 仔 呀 雀 仔 ， 你 無謂 嘥 心機 喇 —— 就算 你 做 一千 年 、 一萬 年 ， 都 唔 使 旨意 將 我 填平 呀 ！ 」 ||||to mock||||||||unnecessary|waste|effort|||||||||||||||| The sea couldn't help but mock him: "Little bird, little bird, there's no need for you to waste your effort—no matter if you work for a thousand years or ten thousand years, you will never be able to fill me up!"

精衛 答 ：「就算 我 做 一千 年 、一萬 年 ，做到 世界 末日 ，做到 宇宙 滅亡 ，我 都 要 將 你 填平 ！」 Jingwei|replied|even if|I|work|one thousand|years|ten thousand|years|complete|world|end of days|complete|universe|destruction|I|all|must|fill|you|level Jingwei replied: "Even if I work for a thousand years or ten thousand years, until the end of the world, until the universe is destroyed, I will still fill you up!"

大海 話 ：「點解 你 咁 憎 我 呢 ？ the sea|said|why|you|so|hate|me|question particle The sea said: "Why do you hate me so much?" 」精衛 回答 ：「你 奪走 咗 我 年輕 嘅 生命 。 Jingwei|replied|you|took away|past tense marker|my|young|possessive particle|life Jingwei answered: "You took away my young life." 你 害 得 我 一 個 ， 就 會 再 害 第 二 個 、 第 三 個 人 。 If you harm one person, you will harm the second, the third person." 如果 我 唔 將 你 填平 ，你 就 會 害死 更 多 嘅 人 ！」 if|I|not|can|you|eliminate|you|then|will|harm|more|many|possessive particle|people If I don't fill you in, you will end up harming more people!

精衛 不停 來回 飛 ，佢 一路 飛 ，一路 擔 石仔 或者 樹枝 。 Jingwei|continuously|back and forth|flies|it|all the way|flies|all the way|carrying|small stone|or|twig Jingwei keeps flying back and forth, carrying stones or branches as she flies. 過 咗 一 年 、 十 年 、 一百 年 ， 佢 都 冇 停 過 。 After one year, ten years, a hundred years, she has never stopped. 過 咗 一萬 年 ，佢 嘅 決心 依然 有增無減 ——就算 佢 嘅 力量 係 幾 咁 微小 ，佢 相信 終 有 一 日 ，佢 可以 將 東面 嘅 大海 填平 ！ past|completed action marker|ten thousand|years|he|possessive particle|determination|still|increasing and decreasing|even if|he|possessive particle|strength|is|how|so|small|he|believes|eventually|has|one|day|he|can|fill|east|possessive particle|ocean|fill up After ten thousand years, her determination remains unwavering - even though her strength is so small, she believes that one day, she can fill the eastern sea! 只要 精衛 一 日 喺度 ，一 日 佢 都 唔會 停 。 as long as|Jingwei|one|day|here|one|day|it|all|will not|stop As long as Jingwei is here, she will never stop.