As the saying goes, "Men are responsible for the 38th period, and women are responsible for the 38th period." Why did the ancients summarize such a saying, what does it mean, and what does "Men8" mean? The meaning of common words: "March 8" in the common words was not a common wo

The saying "Men are responsible for 38, and women are responsible for 38, and women are responsible for 38, and what does this mean? What does the "Men Eight" refer to?

Meaning of common words

The "March 8" in the common words was not a common word in ancient times, but a feudal idea.

As we all know, before the ancients got married, both men and women had to look at the birth date. In fact, it is not only marriage, but also birth date and eight characters were very important in ancient times. What kind of destiny in life can be calculated based on this.

According to ancient times, if the child’s birth date is on the 8th, 18th and 28th of each month, you must pay attention.

If a boy was born during these times, he would be developed in the future and a girl would be widowed. The reason why the ancients said this has a lot to do with the feudal idea of ​​favoring boys over girls.

The ancients attached great importance to the word "eight", and the clues can be seen in the ancient saying "the biggest of the eight numbers". We see that no matter what the emperor did in ancient times, it was related to the number eight, such as "Baoyi", "Ba Gui", "Ba Luan", "Baojia", "Baojia", "Ba Tong", "Bao Zheng", etc.

In addition, all directions in ancient times were based on the number eight. For example, the Eight Deserts, Eight Poles and Eight Dimensions. By , in the Tang Dynasty, with the rise of Buddhism, Sakyamuni's birth date on the eighth day of the fourth month, the Chinese even worshipped this number.

even later, the number eight affected the law. " The Qing Dynasty Laws and Regulations " clearly records that the criminal name is ignored on the eighth day of the April 19th.

Because the number eight was very domineering in ancient times and was also the "bigest number", it became the exclusive number for ancient men. So when we look at the ancient idioms that start with the word "eight" are basically related to men.

Such as the Eight Dolls, the Eight Bibles, the Eight Prefectures, the Eight Bricks, and the Eight-Bracks, and the Eight-Directors, etc. Therefore, ancient people who believed in fate integrated it into their birthdays and summarized the common saying "Men are bound to be killed by 38".

Since "eight" is exclusive to men, if a woman takes up this number, according to the ancient thinking, such a woman will "respect her husband". What is terrible is that people cannot choose life and death. If eight of these women on birth dates die after marriage, people will think that the woman is a woman who is a husband who is a husband.

Under such a social environment, a common saying full of feudal superstitious thoughts was formed. This is too unfair to women and is not advisable at all. At the same time, this common saying also vividly reflects the low status of ancient women. Who would have thought that even a woman’s birthday would be a pain for their whole life.

But there is a question here, why has the word "March 8" become an insulting word in modern times?

Comparison of ancient and modern times

In fact, the meaning of many ancient words has been passed down to the modern times and some words have been misunderstood by modern people. Take the common saying mentioned above. If the word "March 8" is explained in modern meaning, it is definitely an impolite and insulting word.

There are many other words, such as leader, desperate situation, martyr and why. We all know the modern meaning of these four words, but in ancient times, it had another meaning.

In ancient times, "leader" actually refers to human organs above the neck. "Desperate situation" is said to be an isolated place, similar to "a paradise". The meaning of "martyr" is even more special. In ancient times, it was referring to those who had ambition.

The last "why" meant in ancient times, not a meaning that is not worth it now. So what did "March 8" mean in ancient times? Many people think it is the reason for "March 8 Women's Day". In fact, there was a saying about "March 8" as early as the Song Dynasty.

The meaning behind

Northern Song Literary Shen Kuo once recorded a story in " Dream of the Story of the Bishop ", saying that the Northern Song poet Wei Ye is sought after by the world because of his works and his distinct personality. People like

can be warmly treated by their followers wherever they go.Once he came to Bianjing, Kou Zhun immediately invited him when he learned about it. During the meal, the singer nicknamed "Sheng Zhang Ba" brought a few sisters to cheer her up. However, although this singer was beautiful and had a good singing voice, she didn't seem to be in a good mood and had no smile.

Kou Zhun didn't know why the singer was unhappy today, so he broke the embarrassment and asked the singer to ask Wei Ye for poetry. Wei Ye happily agreed, and then blurted out:

"You are born in the North Road, and I am Xizhou Wei San. Don't blame the fact that there is no smile in front of the jar, and I am half-mature and half-mature."

This poem is expressed in a more subtle way. On the surface, it seems to be pleading for the singer, but in fact it is accusing the singer of being stiff and not understanding the worldly ways. He is an unpleasant woman.

The story, whether it is the author or the content of the story, has many big figures, so it is widely circulated. Over time, the allusion of "Bird Zhang Ba and Wei San" has been formed. Later, there were only two numbers, "eight" and "three".

However, in ancient times, men were superior to women, so people changed their positions, which became the "March 8". Later, people used this word on human feelings and worldly affairs, so on this basis the idiom "Master Wei Sheng Zhang" was born.

For example, ancient prostitutes had no choice but to receive every day, whether they were familiar with , Wei Gongzi 9 or stranger Zhang, they all had to greet each other with a smile, describing a helpless way of dealing with things. Later, the meaning of the idiom was simplified to people you know or don’t know.

For example, in "The Legend of Hu Xueyan", it says that Hu Xueyan is familiar with it in order to do business, and the business will grow bigger over time. However, in modern times, with the launch of Women's Day, the word "March 8" was once again poached, and it has become an insulting word in many places, and the meaning of ancient and modern times is completely different.

Reference materials: "Dream Xi Bi Tan", "Comprehensive Words"