“九吞八扎”“吞头”及其他

Research on Jiu Tun Ba Zha(九吞八扎),Tuntou(吞头) and Others

文章主要考释明清通俗文学中"九吞八扎"这个疑难词语,认为"吞"即"吞头"之省说,指古代武将铠甲上的兽面装饰物;"扎"同"札",指铠甲上用皮革或金属制成的叶片。还对"吞头"的其他相关用法和相关词语进行了分析和讨论。

This paper tends to explain the Tun（吞） from Jiu Tun Ba Zha（九吞八扎）, which means a beast-looking garniture on an ancient general＇s armour. Tun（吞） is the short form of Tuntou（吞头）. The character of Zha（扎） looks like the Zha（扎） which means a kind of blade made of leather or matal decrating on the armour too. Besides, there are some analyses and discussions about other words and expressions of Tuntou（吞头）.