Ruyi Jingu Bang

Ruyi Jingu Bang
Chinese如意金箍棒
Literal meaningAs desired, golden-hooped staff
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinrúyì jīngū bàng

Ruyi Jingu Bang (Chinese: 如意金箍棒; pinyin: Rúyì Jīngū Bàng; Wade–Giles: Ju2-yi4 Chin1-ku1-pang4), or simply Ruyi Bang or Jingu Bang, is the poetic name of a magical staff wielded by the immortal monkey Sun Wukong in the 16th-century classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.

Anthony Yu translated the name simply as "The Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod", while W.J.F. Jenner translates it as the "As-You-Will Gold-Banded Cudgel."

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