Did you know?

"I" was originally what the common people called themselves?

Is "dressed like a beast" a compliment?

Is "job hopping" originally a brothel slang?

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In the long river of time,

many words have lost their original meanings,

resulting in mixed use of words and phrases,

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This has led many people into misunderstandings.

"Monument" has not been a monument since ancient times?

"Stele" originally refers to a solid stone or pile without writing. One of its functions is as a burial tool.

In ancient times, large logs were often used to lead coffins into tombs. The specific name for such large logs was "monument." The scope of application of this special funeral specification was strictly limited at first. Later, ordinary people also learned to use "monuments", that is, erecting stones on the graves.

"Laoyan" is most commonly referred to as "fenfei"

"Laoyan" refers to two birds, shrike and swallow, and has nothing to do with "hard work". "Lao" and "Yan" flew in different directions. "Fei Fei" is the most common posture of "Lao Yan".

"Flowing Fire in July" does not mean that the weather is hot

"Flowing Fire in July" does not mean that the weather in July is as hot as flowing fire, but that the weather is getting cooler day by day. July refers to the seventh month of the lunar calendar, "fire" refers to the star Mars, and "liu" refers to the westward setting.

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors observed that in late summer and early autumn every year, the big Mars would gradually move to the west of the night sky, which was a sign that the weather would gradually become cooler.

"Beasts in clothes" is a complimentary meaning

The term "beasts in clothes" comes from the clothing of officials in the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, in the Ming Dynasty, civil servants' uniforms were embroidered with birds, and military officers' uniforms were embroidered with animals. At that time, the term "dressed with beasts" was a compliment. By the middle and late Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were monopolizing power and politics were corrupt, so the term "dressed as a beast" began to have a derogatory connotation.

How many people are there in "Xinxin students"

"Xinxin students" is not an idiom, but a combination. "Xinxin" is a redundant adjective, which means "numerous". "Xinxin students" means "many students". Add "a large number" or "many, many" before "Xinxin students", or add "Xinxin students" after it. "We" are all misused.

It is offensive to say "Wow Thi" randomly

"Wow Thi" is the same as "Wow Sai". "Wow Thi" is originally a dialect in southern Fujian. Some people subjectively think that "Wow Thi" means "Wow Thi". It's similar to "Wow", "Oh yo", and "Woo hoo", it just expresses surprise. In fact, "Wow" is the first-person pronoun "I", and "thi" is a verb expressing sexual behavior, which is a very uncivilized word.

"Stupid as a wooden chicken" is a big state

"Stupid as a wooden chicken" was originally a complimentary word, rather than describing a person who is a bit dull or dazed. The word comes from a fable in "Zhuangzi Dasheng Chapter". In Zhuangzi's view, people who are truly wise appear to be dull, and people who are truly skilled appear to be clumsy.

"Job hopping" is originally a brothel slang

"Job hopping" originally refers to the behavior of men and women in the sex industry looking for new loves, but I don't know when, people have forgotten this word In its original usage, "job hopping", a word full of evil connotations, is used by everyone as a idiom for exchanging jobs.

"朕" was also a common person

The first-person pronoun "朕" could be used by everyone before the Qin Dynasty. But since the time of Qin Shihuang, the "me-only" rulers have decreed that this word will no longer be associated with ordinary people.

However, although "I" is the emperor's self-proclaimed name, it is still different from pronouns such as "I" and "I", and its meaning is closer to "my".

"Xinglin" and "Xingtan" have a long way to go

"Xinglin" and "Xingtan" are different in word, but their meanings are very different. "Xinglin" is a commonly used vocabulary in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. People often like to use "Xinglin Chunnuan" and "Famous Xinglin" to praise doctors with superb medical skills and noble medical ethics. "Xingtan" refers to the place where Confucius lectured, and also generally refers to the place where people gather to give lectures.

How to calculate "darkness" at night?

The word "darkness" means scattered, and is not used to express bright lights and high spirits. Xin Qiji wrote "But the man is there, in the dimly lit place", which means that the climax of the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival has passed, the lights are scattered, and the tourists are sparse. As soon as I turn around, I see that man. Some people use "dimly lit" to describe a good atmosphere at a party, but this is actually a misuse.

Only when you are humble can you use "忝 Lie"

"忝 lie gate wall" is a word of modesty, which means that you are ashamed to be ranked among them. You can only use it on yourself, not others. Using "忝 Lie" from the third person perspective means that the other party is incompetent and disgraced.

"People are floating in things" is a good thing

"People are floating in things" originally meant "people are floating in food". In ancient times, salaries were calculated based on the number of grains in grain, so it was called "food" and "floating". ” refers to exceeding.

You can be called honest if your abilities and contributions exceed your salary and position. In ancient times, a "gentleman" would rather let his ability exceed his salary than his salary exceed his position.

"Unpublished theory" cannot be changed

The word "published" in "Unpublished theory" does not mean "published" now, but "deleted" or " Revise". Only important writing can be called "unpublished theory", which refers to writing that cannot be deleted.

At first it could only be used for imperial edicts, laws and regulations, etc. Later, it became more and more widely used, but it could only refer to truth or great theory. Its standards are very high and its praise is strong.

"Not enough for training" is not a criterion

In the word "not enough for training", "training" does not mean "lesson", but means "norm, law" . Therefore, it is easy to conclude that "not enough to serve as a guide" means "cannot be used as a model or rule."

The words "negative" and "fu" have different meanings

In daily life, the two idioms "live up to expectations" and "not live up to public expectations" are often used interchangeably. The reason is that there is no Distinguish between "negative" and "fu".

The original meaning of "negative" is to violate or betray, and later it was extended to mean to let down. "Fu" means to convince, "to live up to everyone's expectations" means to live up to everyone's expectations, and "not to disappoint everyone's expectations" means to fail to convince everyone.

"Triumph" should not be followed by "And return"

"Kaixuan" means victory, "Xuan" means return, and "Triumph" means returning victoriously. Since "triumph" means "victorious return", adding "victory" in front or "return" in the end is superfluous.

What does "origin" mean?

Based on the literature, "origin" has the following meanings: 1. Refers to the very small water at the source of the river, which can only float a wine glass; 2. Refers to small water; 3. Metaphorical origin and origin of things; 4. Spread, influence; 5. Flood, excessive. It can be seen that "origin" has many meanings and should not be limited to one meaning.

"Carcass" is not the same as "nude"

Although "carcass" can sometimes refer to "human body", it has no direct semantic relationship with "female nude" .

In traditional Chinese culture, there is no room for human body beauty, so there are very few related concepts. As a result, "body" gradually became synonymous with "nude", but in an etymological sense, this obviously has a certain insulting meaning.

To "offend without correcting" is tolerance

Here, "correct" means "care about" and "offense" means "offend". "Offending without correcting" means not caring too much about being offended or rude by others, which is a tolerant mentality.

The difference between ancient and modern "China"

In ancient documents, the word "China" has five different meanings: one refers to the capital, that is, the capital; the other refers to the kingdom directly ruled by the emperor ; The third refers to the Central Plains region; the fourth refers to the country and the hinterland; the fifth refers to the areas where the Chinese or Han people live and the countries they established. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, "China" became the abbreviation of "The People's Republic of China".

Rhythmic poetry is not called ancient poetry

Archaic poetry and modern poetry are a pair of concepts based on the Tang Dynasty. People in the Tang Dynasty called the new metrical poetry that appeared at that time modern style poetry, and the poems that were produced before the Tang Dynasty with less metrical restrictions were called ancient style poetry. Modern poetry is generally divided into two types, one is called "quatrains", each with four lines; the other is called "regular poetry", with each line with eight lines.

How many books should there be in "Ten Thousand Volumes"?

When describing a person who has read a lot and is knowledgeable, it is natural to use "study over ten thousand volumes". In fact, ten thousand volumes of books do not have much content, because "juan" originally refers to bamboo slips strung together. , the length of an ancient book is only equivalent to one chapter today.

Why do "benevolent people" want to "leash mountains"?

"A wise man enjoys water, and a benevolent person enjoys mountains."

Benevolent people are as calm and stable as mountains, and are not shaken by external things. They treat people and things with benevolence, are tolerant and kind, do not serve or harm things, and are not worried or fearful. Therefore, it is said that "the benevolent are happy in the mountains."

The "Five Poisons" turned out to be good medicine

The "Five Poisons" in the true sense do not mean evil, but refer to five powerful drugs that are mainly used to treat trauma. "Zhou Li Tianguan" said: "Whenever healing a wound, attack it with the five poisons." The "five poisons" here are gallbladder, cinnabar, realgar, stone, and cishi. After being processed and synthesized, their medicinal properties are extremely strong. A good medicine to fight poison with poison.

"Climbing into the hall" is the realm

"Climbing into the hall" originally refers to climbing into the hall and entering the inner room. Later, people compared it to the progression of knowledge or skills from shallow to deep, step by step, and finally to a high level. In addition, it is also inappropriate to regard "entering the hall" as a very specific action and understanding it as "entering the inner room from the hall".

What exactly is "pacifying the world"

Some people believe that "pacifying the world" literally means pacifying the world, which is related to force and the battlefield. In fact, "pacifying the world" means "pacifying the world", which is closer to a way of governing the country.

What is "Aduwu"?

"A'du" was a common expression in the Six Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to "this" in Chinese today. Later, due to a story recorded in "Book of Jin Wang Yan Biography", "A'du Wu" gradually It is used as a proxy for money.