第六十一回 · 三頭六臂 Three Heads And Six Arms — Journey to the West

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三頭六臂 Three Heads And Six Arms

這zhè太tài子zǐ即jí喝hè一yì聲shēng：「變biàn！」變biàn得de三sān頭tóu六liù臂bì，飛fēi身shēn跳tiào在zài牛niú王wáng背bèi上shàng，使shǐ斬zhǎn妖yāo劍jiàn望wàng頸jǐng項xiàng上shàng一yì揮huī，不bù覺jué得de把bǎ個gè牛niú頭tóu斬zhǎn下xià。天tiān王wáng收shōu刀dāo，卻què才cái與yǔ行xíng者zhě相xiāng見jiàn。这zhè太tài子zǐ即jí喝hè一yì声shēng：「变biàn！」变biàn得de三sān头tóu六liù臂bì，飞fēi身shēn跳tiào在zài牛niú王wáng背bèi上shàng，使shǐ斩zhǎn妖yāo剑jiàn望wàng颈jǐng项xiàng上shàng一yì挥huī，不bù觉jué得de把bǎ个gè牛niú头tóu斩zhǎn下xià。天tiān王wáng收shōu刀dāo，却què才cái与yǔ行xíng者zhě相xiāng见jiàn。

逐句解 Line by line

這zhè太tài子zǐ即jí喝hè一yì聲shēng：「變biàn！」这zhè太tài子zǐ即jí喝hè一yì声shēng：「变biàn！」

The prince at once shouted: "Change!"

喝 is hè, to shout: this is the second site in two passages where the character falls outside the 喝道 frame in which the drinking reading would otherwise take over. The one-syllable command is the same device the Great Sage used at 喝聲叫：「長！」 four passages earlier, and it is answered just as fast.

變biàn得de三sān頭tóu六liù臂bì，飛fēi身shēn跳tiào在zài牛niú王wáng背bèi上shàng，使shǐ斬zhǎn妖yāo劍jiàn望wàng頸jǐng項xiàng上shàng一yì揮huī，不bù覺jué得de把bǎ個gè牛niú頭tóu斬zhǎn下xià。变biàn得de三sān头tóu六liù臂bì，飞fēi身shēn跳tiào在zài牛niú王wáng背bèi上shàng，使shǐ斩zhǎn妖yāo剑jiàn望wàng颈jǐng项xiàng上shàng一yì挥huī，不bù觉jué得de把bǎ个gè牛niú头tóu斩zhǎn下xià。

He changed into three heads and six arms, sprang up onto the Bull King's back, and with one sweep of the demon-cleaving sword at the neck had the bull's head off before anyone knew it.

The whole engagement takes thirty-three characters. 三頭六臂, three heads and six arms, is Nezha's standing form. 不覺得 is "before anyone noticed", and both 得 in this line are the light linking one. 覺 holds at jué, so 不 stays bù.

天tiān王wáng收shōu刀dāo，卻què才cái與yǔ行xíng者zhě相xiāng見jiàn。天tiān王wáng收shōu刀dāo，却què才cái与yǔ行xíng者zhě相xiāng见jiàn。

The Heavenly King put up his blade and only then greeted Pilgrim.

The driest line in the chapter: with the ox beheaded, the Heavenly King has time to exchange greetings. 卻才 marks that the courtesy waited on the killing. 相見 takes 相 at xiāng.

總評 Commentary

One shouted syllable and the thing is done. 變得三頭六臂，飛身跳在牛王背上，使斬妖劍望頸項上一揮 — and the head is off before anyone notices. The whole engagement occupies thirty-three characters.

The economy is the point, and it is unkind to the Great Sage. He has been at this creature since the chapter's first line, through a fan lost off his own shoulder, three set-piece battles and twelve changes of shape; Nezha needs one command and one stroke.

天王收刀，卻才與行者相見 is the driest line in the chapter. With the ox beheaded there is now time for introductions, and the Heavenly King uses it. It is also the first courtesy anyone has offered the Great Sage since the chapter began.