Chinese Mythology: Feng Bo (Wind God) and the Yu Shi (Rain God)

Preface: The Feng Bo and the Yu Shi, in Chinese mythology, are gods in charge of wind and rain, respectively.

风Fēng伯bó ， 人rén们men也yě叫jiào他tā风fēng师shī 、 箕jī伯bó ， 真zhēn名míng叫jiào飞fēi廉lián 。
The Feng Bo (the Wind God), also known as Feng Shi or Ji Bo, is actually named Fei Lian.

他Tā长zhǎng相xiàng很hěn奇qí怪guài ， 有yǒu孔kǒng雀què一yī样yàng的de头tóu ， 奇qí怪guài的de角jiǎo ， 鹿lù的de身shēn体tǐ ， 豹bào纹wén一yī样yàng的de花huā纹wén ， 还hái有yǒu蛇shé一yī样yàng的de尾wěi巴bā 。
He has a strange appearance with a peacock-like head, unusual horns, a deer-like body, leopard-like patterns, and a snake-like tail.

飞Fēi廉lián是shì蚩chī尤yóu的de师shī弟dì ， 他tā们men一yī起qǐ拜bài一yī真zhēn道dào人rén为wéi师shī ， 在zài祁qí山shān修xiū炼liàn 。
Fei Lian was Chi You’s junior martial brother, and they both studied under the same master, Yizhen Daoren, at Qishan.

一Yī次cì修xiū炼liàn时shí ， 飞fēi廉lián看kàn到dào对duì面miàn山shān上shàng有yǒu块kuài奇qí怪guài的de大dà石shí头tou 。
During one meditation session, Fei Lian noticed a strange boulder on the opposite mountain.

风Fēng雨yǔ来lái时shí ， 石shí头tou会huì飞fēi到dào半bàn空kōng ， 像xiàng燕yàn子zi一yī样yàng矫jiǎo捷jié 。
When wind and rain came, the boulder would fly into the air, agile like a swallow.

天Tiān晴qíng时shí ， 石shí头tou又yòu回huí到dào原yuán处chù 。
When the sky cleared, the boulder would return to its original spot.

飞Fēi廉lián觉jué得de好hào奇qí ， 开kāi始shǐ留liú心xīn观guān察chá 。
Fei Lian found it curious and started observing it carefully.

一Yī天tiān夜yè里lǐ刮guā风fēng下xià雨yǔ ， 飞fēi廉lián起qǐ身shēn去qù看kàn石shí头tou 。
One night, when it was windy and rainy, Fei Lian got up to look at the boulder.

果Guǒ然rán ， 石shí头tou动dòng了le起qǐ来lái ， 变biàn成chéng一yī个gè布bù囊náng样yàng的de东dōng西xī 。
Indeed, the boulder moved and transformed into something resembling a cloth bag.

布Bù囊náng好hǎo像xiàng有yǒu生shēng命mìng ， 屈qū身shēn吸xī气qì ， 再zài喷pēn出chū来lái 。
The cloth bag seemed to have life, bending down to take in two deep breaths before exhaling skyward.

风Fēng雨yǔ变biàn得de更gèng猛měng烈liè ， 布bù囊náng像xiàng燕yàn子zi一yī样yàng飞fēi翔xiáng 。
The wind and rain intensified, and the cloth bag flew gracefully like a swallow.

飞Fēi廉lián一yī跃yuè而ér起qǐ ， 抓zhuā住zhù了le布bù囊náng 。
Fei Lian leapt from the cliff and caught the cloth bag.

他Tā发fā现xiàn布bù囊náng会huì说shuō人rén话huà ， 名míng叫jiào “ 风fēng母mǔ ”。
He discovered that it could speak human language and was named “Feng Mu”.

风Fēng母mǔ知zhī道dào八bā方fāng消xiāo息xī和hé四sì时shí气qì候hòu ， 飞fēi廉lián向xiàng它tā学xué习xí鼓gǔ风fēng 、 收shōu风fēng的de法fǎ术shù 。
Feng Mu knew news from all directions and the weather of the four seasons. Fei Lian learned the magic of controlling the wind from her.

黄Huáng帝dì和hé蚩chī尤yóu打dǎ仗zhàng时shí ， 蚩chī尤yóu请qǐng风fēng伯bó 、 雨yǔ师shī助zhù阵zhèn 。
During the war between Huang Di and Chi You, Chi You invited the Feng Bo and Yu Shi to help.

他Tā们men施shī法fǎ ， 风fēng雨yǔ大dà作zuò ， 黄huáng帝dì军jūn队duì溃kuì败bài 。
They cast spells, causing a violent storm, and Huang Di’s army was defeated.

黄Huáng帝dì布bù下xià阵zhèn型xíng ， 请qǐng来lái旱hàn神shén女nǚ魃bá ， 打dǎ败bài了le蚩chī尤yóu 。
Huang Di set up a well-trained formation and invited the God of Drought, Nüba, to join the battle, defeating Chi You.

涿Zhuō鹿lù一yī战zhàn后hòu ， 风fēng伯bó飞fēi廉lián归guī顺shùn黄huáng帝dì ， 做zuò了le掌zhǎng管guǎn风fēng的de神shén灵líng 。
After the Battle of Zhuolu, the Feng Bo Fei Lian surrendered to Huang Di and became the god in charge of the wind.

天Tiān帝dì出chū巡xún时shí ， 风fēng伯bó负fù责zé吹chuī起qǐ狂kuáng风fēng ， 清qīng扫sǎo障zhàng碍ài 。
When the Heavenly Emperor went on a tour, the Feng Bo was responsible for blowing strong winds to clear obstacles.

平Píng常cháng ， 风fēng伯bó了liǎo解jiě四sì时shí气qì候hòu ， 掌zhǎng握wò八bā方fāng消xiāo息xī 。
Usually, the Feng Bo knew the weather of the four seasons and news from all directions.

雨Yǔ师shī是shì掌zhǎng管guǎn雨yǔ的de神shén仙xiān ， 也yě叫jiào屏píng翳yì 、 号hào屏píng 。
The Yu Shi (the Rain God) is the deity in charge of rain, also known as Pingyi or Haoping.

有Yǒu人rén说shuō雨yǔ师shī是shì赤chì松sōng子zǐ ， 他tā曾céng在zài神shén农nóng时shí期qī负fù责zé施shī雨yǔ 。
Some say the Yu Shi is Chisongzi, who once served as the Yu Shi during the reign of Emperor Shennong.

远Yuǎn古gǔ时shí代dài ， 人rén们men靠kào采cǎi摘zhāi野yě果guǒ和hé渔yú猎liè生shēng活huó ， 日rì子zi艰jiān难nán 。
In ancient times, people lived by picking wild fruits and hunting, leading a difficult life.

伏Fú羲xī造zào渔yú网wǎng捕bǔ鱼yú ， 炎yán帝dì教jiāo大dà家jiā种zhòng五wǔ谷gǔ ， 生shēng活huó好hǎo转zhuǎn 。
Fu Xi invented fishing nets to improve fishing efficiency, and Yan Di taught people to cultivate crops using wooden tools. Life improved.

但Dàn一yī场cháng旱hàn灾zāi降jiàng临lín ， 土tǔ地dì干gān涸hé ， 庄zhuāng稼jià枯kū死sǐ 。
However, a severe drought occurred, and for months, no rain fell. The land cracked, and crops were dying.

炎Yán帝dì忧yōu虑lǜ ， 一yī个gè野yě人rén出chū现xiàn在zài他tā面miàn前qián ， 自zì称chēng赤chì松sōng子zǐ 。
Yan Di was worried about the people’s survival and anxious about the drought.

赤Chì松sōng子zǐ说shuō他tā在zài昆kūn仑lún山shān修xiū炼liàn多duō年nián ， 会huì施shī雨yǔ降jiàng水shuǐ 。
Chisongzi said he had trained on Kunlun Mountain for many years and could control the rain.

炎Yán帝dì请qǐng他tā展zhǎn示shì本běn领lǐng ， 他tā吞tūn下xià “ 水shuǐ玉yù ”， 化huà为wéi赤chì龙lóng升shēng天tiān 。
Yan Di asked him to demonstrate his abilities. Chisongzi swallowed a pill called “Shuiyu” and transformed into a red dragon, flying into the sky.

乌Wū云yún密mì布bù ， 大dà雨yǔ倾qīng盆pén ， 庄zhuāng稼jià恢huī复fù生shēng机jī ， 百bǎi姓xìng高gāo兴xìng 。
Dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour came. The dying crops drank their fill of water and gradually recovered. The people were delighted and thanked the life-saving rain.

炎Yán帝dì封fēng赤chì松sōng子zǐ为wéi雨yǔ师shī 。
Yan Di was pleased and appointed Chisongzi as the Yu Shi.

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Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!