第三十二回 · 藏嘴 Hiding the Snout — Journey to the West

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藏嘴 Hiding the Snout

小xiǎo妖yāo用yòng槍qiāng挑tiǎo著zhe，銀yín角jiǎo用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ道dào：「這zhè騎qí白bái馬mǎ的de是shì唐táng僧sēng，這zhè毛máo臉liǎn的de是shì孫sūn行xíng者zhě。……」八bā戒jiè聽tīng見jiàn道dào：「城chéng隍huáng，沒méi我wǒ便biàn也yě罷bà了le，豬zhū頭tóu三sān牲shēng，清qīng醮jiào二èr十shí四sì分fēn。」口kǒu裡lǐ嘮láo叨dāo，只zhǐ管guǎn許xǔ願yuàn。那nà怪guài又yòu道dào：「這zhè黑hēi長cháng的de是shì沙shā和hé尚shàng，這zhè長cháng嘴zuǐ大dà耳ěr的de是shì豬zhū八bā戒jiè。」獃dāi子zi聽tīng見jiàn說shuō他tā，慌huāng得de把bǎ個gè嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài懷huái裡lǐ藏cáng了le。那nà怪guài叫jiào：「和hé尚shàng，伸shēn出chū嘴zuǐ來lái。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「胎tāi裡lǐ病bìng，伸shēn不bù出chū來lái。」那nà怪guài令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo使shǐ鉤gōu子zi鉤gōu出chū來lái。八bā戒jiè慌huāng得de把bǎ個gè嘴zuǐ伸shēn出chū道dào：「小xiǎo家jiā形xíng罷bà了le，這zhè不bú是shì？你nǐ要yào看kàn便biàn就jiù看kàn，鉤gōu怎zěn的de？」小xiǎo妖yāo用yòng枪qiāng挑tiǎo著zhe，银yín角jiǎo用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ道dào：「这zhè骑qí白bái马mǎ的de是shì唐táng僧sēng，这zhè毛máo脸liǎn的de是shì孙sūn行xíng者zhě。……」八bā戒jiè听tīng见jiàn道dào：「城chéng隍huáng，没méi我wǒ便biàn也yě罢bà了le，猪zhū头tóu三sān牲shēng，清qīng醮jiào二èr十shí四sì分fēn。」口kǒu里lǐ唠láo叨dāo，只zhǐ管guǎn许xǔ愿yuàn。那nà怪guài又yòu道dào：「这zhè黑hēi长cháng的de是shì沙shā和hé尚shàng，这zhè长cháng嘴zuǐ大dà耳ěr的de是shì猪zhū八bā戒jiè。」呆dāi子zi听tīng见jiàn说shuō他tā，慌huāng得de把bǎ个gè嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài怀huái里lǐ藏cáng了le。那nà怪guài叫jiào：「和hé尚shàng，伸shēn出chū嘴zuǐ来lái。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「胎tāi里lǐ病bìng，伸shēn不bù出chū来lái。」那nà怪guài令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo使shǐ钩gōu子zi钩gōu出chū来lái。八bā戒jiè慌huāng得de把bǎ个gè嘴zuǐ伸shēn出chū道dào：「小xiǎo家jiā形xíng罢bà了le，这zhè不bú是shì？你nǐ要yào看kàn便biàn就jiù看kàn，钩gōu怎zěn的de？」

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小xiǎo妖yāo用yòng槍qiāng挑tiǎo著zhe，銀yín角jiǎo用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ道dào：「這zhè騎qí白bái馬mǎ的de是shì唐táng僧sēng，這zhè毛máo臉liǎn的de是shì孫sūn行xíng者zhě。……」小xiǎo妖yāo用yòng枪qiāng挑tiǎo著zhe，银yín角jiǎo用yòng手shǒu指zhǐ道dào：「这zhè骑qí白bái马mǎ的de是shì唐táng僧sēng，这zhè毛máo脸liǎn的de是shì孙sūn行xíng者zhě。……」

A little fiend held it up on a spear, and Silver-Horn pointed with his finger: “This one on the white horse is the Tang Monk; this hairy-faced one is Sun the Pilgrim....”

用槍挑著 (yòng qiāng tiǎo zhe), "held up on a spear" — 挑 tiǎo (lift up), 著 zhe.

八bā戒jiè聽tīng見jiàn道dào：「城chéng隍huáng，沒méi我wǒ便biàn也yě罷bà了le，豬zhū頭tóu三sān牲shēng，清qīng醮jiào二èr十shí四sì分fēn。」八bā戒jiè听tīng见jiàn道dào：「城chéng隍huáng，没méi我wǒ便biàn也yě罢bà了le，猪zhū头tóu三sān牲shēng，清qīng醮jiào二èr十shí四sì分fēn。」

Eight Rules, overhearing, muttered: “City God — leave me out of it, and there’ll be a pig’s head and the three sacrifices, and a purification-rite of twenty-four shares for you.”

城隍 (chénghuáng), "the City God." 三牲, "the three sacrificial animals"; 清醮, "a purification rite."

口kǒu裡lǐ嘮láo叨dāo，只zhǐ管guǎn許xǔ願yuàn。口kǒu里lǐ唠láo叨dāo，只zhǐ管guǎn许xǔ愿yuàn。

So he mumbled on, doing nothing but make vows.

嘮叨 (láo dāo), "to mutter, mumble." 許願, "to make vows."

那nà怪guài又yòu道dào：「這zhè黑hēi長cháng的de是shì沙shā和hé尚shàng，這zhè長cháng嘴zuǐ大dà耳ěr的de是shì豬zhū八bā戒jiè。」那nà怪guài又yòu道dào：「这zhè黑hēi长cháng的de是shì沙shā和hé尚shàng，这zhè长cháng嘴zuǐ大dà耳ěr的de是shì猪zhū八bā戒jiè。」

The fiend went on: “This dark, tall one is Sha Monk; this long-snouted, big-eared one is Zhu Eight Rules.”

黑長 / 長嘴大耳 (hēi cháng / cháng zuǐ dà ěr), "dark and tall / long-snouted, big-eared" — 長 cháng (twice). 那 nà.

獃dāi子zi聽tīng見jiàn說shuō他tā，慌huāng得de把bǎ個gè嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài懷huái裡lǐ藏cáng了le。呆dāi子zi听tīng见jiàn说shuō他tā，慌huāng得de把bǎ个gè嘴zuǐ揣chuāi在zài怀huái里lǐ藏cáng了le。

Hearing himself named, the blockhead took fright and tucked his snout away into his bosom to hide it.

揣在懷裡藏了 (chuāi zài huái lǐ cáng le), "tucked into the bosom and hid" — 藏 cáng. 慌得 — 得 de.

那nà怪guài叫jiào：「和hé尚shàng，伸shēn出chū嘴zuǐ來lái。」那nà怪guài叫jiào：「和hé尚shàng，伸shēn出chū嘴zuǐ来lái。」

The fiend called: “Monk, stick out your snout.”

伸出嘴 (shēn chū zuǐ), "stick out the snout." 那 nà.

八bā戒jiè道dào：「胎tāi裡lǐ病bìng，伸shēn不bù出chū來lái。」八bā戒jiè道dào：「胎tāi里lǐ病bìng，伸shēn不bù出chū来lái。」

Said Eight Rules: “It’s a birth defect — I can’t stick it out.”

胎裡病 (tāi lǐ bìng), "a birth defect, congenital ailment."

那nà怪guài令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo使shǐ鉤gōu子zi鉤gōu出chū來lái。那nà怪guài令lìng小xiǎo妖yāo使shǐ钩gōu子zi钩gōu出chū来lái。

The fiend ordered a little fiend to hook it out.

使鉤子鉤出來 (shǐ gōu zi gōu chū lái), "use a hook to hook it out." 那 nà.

八bā戒jiè慌huāng得de把bǎ個gè嘴zuǐ伸shēn出chū道dào：「小xiǎo家jiā形xíng罷bà了le，這zhè不bú是shì？你nǐ要yào看kàn便biàn就jiù看kàn，鉤gōu怎zěn的de？」八bā戒jiè慌huāng得de把bǎ个gè嘴zuǐ伸shēn出chū道dào：「小xiǎo家jiā形xíng罢bà了le，这zhè不bú是shì？你nǐ要yào看kàn便biàn就jiù看kàn，钩gōu怎zěn的de？」

The blockhead, in a fright, stuck his snout out and said: “What a petty fuss! Here it is, isn’t it? Look if you want to look — what’s the good of hooking?”

小家形 (xiǎo jiā xíng), "petty, small-minded behavior." 慌得 — 得 de.

總評 Commentary

Silver-Horn reads off the portrait figure by figure, and the comedy shifts to Eight Rules’s panicked attempts at self-concealment. Overhearing himself about to be named, he mutters bargaining vows to the City God — offering sacrifices if only he might be “left out of it” — a superstitious reflex that is also a small satire of transactional piety.

The set-piece of the hidden snout is pure farce: named at last, Eight Rules tucks his unmistakable long snout into his bosom and pleads a “birth defect,” only to be threatened with a hook and forced to produce it with a face-saving bluster. His inability to disguise the one feature that most marks him caps the chapter’s long play on his transparency.