【中英对照】墨香铜臭《天官赐福》中的古典文化意象探源 （下）(4)
中国神话中有“四凶”之说，指被舜流放到四方的四个凶神，分别是混沌、饕餮、穷奇、梼杌。
There is a Chinese myth about the Four Demons, in Chinese Xiong, which indicate the four demons banished to four directions by Emperor Shun. They are Hundun, Taotie, Qiongqi, and Taowu.
混沌的形象颇有争议，有说像狗，有说像鸟，但毫无争议的是混沌没有面目。白无相的名字就是没有面目的意思，本人也戴着一张悲喜面，不以真面目示人。
The image of Hundun is controversial. Some said it was like a dog, others said it was like a bird. But indisputably, it has no face. The name of Bai Wuxiang originally has the meaning of having no face. He also always wears a mask with half smile and half weep, and never shows others his real appearance.
饕餮的形象基本公认为羊身人面、虎齿人手、目在腋下、声如婴儿，也有说饕餮因为太能吃而把自己的身体都吃掉了，只剩下大头和大嘴。贺玄时而暴食，时而厌食，与饕餮部分相似。另外，在商周时期的青铜器上常有饕餮纹，在商周时期的认知中，饕餮既有狼的性格，又有龙的面目，或许是狼图腾和龙图腾之间的过渡。
The image of Taotie is recognized as sheep body, human face, tiger teeth, and human hands, with eyes in armpit and voice like baby. Some said Taotie ate so much that it even ate its body and only remained a large head with a large mouth. He Xuan is sometimes anorexic and sometimes bulimic, partly similar to Taotie. Besides, there was usually pattern of Taotie on bronze wares in Shang and Zhou dynasty. According to the cognition during that period, Taotie had not only wolf’s character but also dragon’s face, so it might be the transition between wolf totem and dragon totem.
There is a Chinese myth about the Four Demons, in Chinese Xiong, which indicate the four demons banished to four directions by Emperor Shun. They are Hundun, Taotie, Qiongqi, and Taowu.
混沌的形象颇有争议，有说像狗，有说像鸟，但毫无争议的是混沌没有面目。白无相的名字就是没有面目的意思，本人也戴着一张悲喜面，不以真面目示人。
The image of Hundun is controversial. Some said it was like a dog, others said it was like a bird. But indisputably, it has no face. The name of Bai Wuxiang originally has the meaning of having no face. He also always wears a mask with half smile and half weep, and never shows others his real appearance.
饕餮的形象基本公认为羊身人面、虎齿人手、目在腋下、声如婴儿，也有说饕餮因为太能吃而把自己的身体都吃掉了，只剩下大头和大嘴。贺玄时而暴食，时而厌食，与饕餮部分相似。另外，在商周时期的青铜器上常有饕餮纹，在商周时期的认知中，饕餮既有狼的性格，又有龙的面目，或许是狼图腾和龙图腾之间的过渡。
The image of Taotie is recognized as sheep body, human face, tiger teeth, and human hands, with eyes in armpit and voice like baby. Some said Taotie ate so much that it even ate its body and only remained a large head with a large mouth. He Xuan is sometimes anorexic and sometimes bulimic, partly similar to Taotie. Besides, there was usually pattern of Taotie on bronze wares in Shang and Zhou dynasty. According to the cognition during that period, Taotie had not only wolf’s character but also dragon’s face, so it might be the transition between wolf totem and dragon totem.
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