We often hear that to say that someone speaks big words is to brag, and to say that someone is flattering is to flatter. Then do you know how "boasting" and "flattering" come from? Today’s little knowledge of history, Xiao Zhu will tell you the origin of these two words.
The term "boasting cowhide" is actually related to the slaughter of livestock. Friends with this experience may know that after killing a sheep, skinning is a very troublesome thing. Here we have to admire the wisdom of the ancients . After killing the sheep, the ancients waited for the sheep to drain the blood, then made a small opening in the sheep’s calf, and then swelled into it. When the sheep was all swelled, the sheep’s skin could be easily peeled with a light stroke. Down.
This method of peeling sheepskin is called blowing sheepskin, and then some people start to use their brains. Since sheep can peel off the skin so easily, then peeling the cowhide like this must be fine. But I didn't expect that the cowhide is big and tough, and the adhesion to the muscle tissue is so strong that it is impossible to peel it off by this method, and "boasting cowhide" has become synonymous with big talk.
As for the origin of "flattering", there are many opinions. One said that during the Yuan Dynasty, the wind of horseback riding prevailed, and when the people met with horses, they often patted the horse's buttocks, touched the horse fat, and then praised "a good horse." This way of greeting is similar to today's "have you eaten?"
This custom has been inherited for a long time, and some people don’t care about good horses or bad horses, they just go up and pat the horse butt, and then boast “good horses”. Over time, flattering becomes flattering and flattering others. word.
Everyone knows any interesting words, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss!
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