Respect for surnames is the foundation of a country's civilization.
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In China, he often talks about it with fear.
Because in the current Chinese language and culture, the word "Lai" has been tied to "I owe money but don't pay it back". The word "Lai" is defined as:
breach of trust.
When it comes to deadbeats, everyone wants to stay away from them. Therefore, this brought a lot of trouble to the people of the Lai family: because within the Lai family, Lao Lai is a kind of respectful title for the elders, and is no different from "Lao Wang, Lao Zhao, Lao Yao".
But because of the special meaning of deadbeat, all the elders were panicked. Even if they were covered in mouths, they could not explain to others clearly: I am a deadbeat, but not a deadbeat.
Because of the social meaning of "deadbeat", it caused great trouble to the family of Lai's surname, so they opposed the use of "deadbeat" to refer to the dishonest person. Finally, in March 2017, during the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Supreme People's Court also publicly stated that the term "deadbeat is to be executed" was replaced by the word "deadbeat" and abandoned the word "deadbeat"!
I have to say that the person named Lai is really unlucky!
Because of the "deadbeat" in history, not only is it not a deadbeat who owe money but does not pay it back, but also has an extremely noble background and a very high social status, and is also a symbol of "honest and trustworthiness" in .
Let’s first talk about the surname “Lai”.
How did the surname Lai come from? There are currently three more popular sayings in society.
Statement 1:
comes from the Ji surname and is a descendant of King Wen of Zhou Ji Chang, and he is named after the country. According to "Tongzhi·Clan Brief": King Wu of Zhou had a younger brother, Shuying, was enthroned in Laiguo, and was destroyed by King Ling of Chu in the fourth year of Duke Zhao of Lu, and later he took the country's name as his clan. It is known in history as the authentic Lai family. It is for the Lai family in Henan.
statement 2:
comes from the surname Jiang, and is a descendant of the Shennong family of Yan Emperor , and is named after the country. According to the "History of the Origin and Flow of Yanhuang", there are four descendants of Yan Emperor, one of which is Lieshan family . In ancient times, Li and Li Tong were also pronounced as Lai, the old Lieshan clan, Lieshan clan , and Laishan clan. When King Wu of Zhou attacked Shang, Lai moved south and later accepted the title of King Wu of Zhou's viscount, Lai Ziguo (now Baoxin Town, Xi County, Henan Province).
statement 3:
comes from the Achang tribe, and the Achang word "Lalai" is homophonic with the Chinese word "Lai". Therefore, the surname is Lai.
or above are three widely circulated sayings. But no matter which statement, it can be proved that the surname Lai is a surname originating from the north, but because of history, the surname Lai is now mostly gathered in Guangzhou.
But in the Song and Ming dynasties, Jiangxi had the most surname Lai, including: "One county has many talents, Jiangxi million Lai family rises" 's story is passed down.
In short, the Lai family has been given a surname of more than 3,000 years and is one of the oldest surnames in China. Currently, it ranks 98th in "Hundred Family Surnames", accounting for about 0.18% of the country's total population, with about 2.5 million people, and is one of the prestigious families in China. What does the word
期 mean?
Judging from the shape of the characters made by ancient people, whether it is "小" or "小", these were once the currency of the pre-Qin period. The two currencies were mutually in exchange for existence and whether they were together, which meant exchange, cooperation and trust. Therefore, the original meaning of the word "氏" is credit and contract spirit.
Now we describe a person as trustworthy, which means that it is called "trust", which means that the surname Lai was a famous family of honest and trustworthy in ancient times. People in society generally believed that the Lai family was trustworthy, so the word "trust". Why do people believe in "Lai"? It is because Lai is a trustworthy person. This is also like the word "dependence" and so on, which are all highly recognized for the integrity of "dependence".
In addition, the word Lai also contains many beautiful meanings.
For example, in "Poetry", "Book", "Rites", "Yi", and "Spring and Autumn", the word "reliance" is often interpreted as praises such as relying on and relying on. The famous "Mandarin·Zhou Yu" has recorded:
How could the previous kings rely on it?
translated as: What selfish interests did the former king have? Here, it refers to benefits and benefits.
In the earliest dictionary in my country, "Shuowen Jiezi" compiled by Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the interpretation of "lai" is: "win", "reliance", and "profit". These are the three most classic meanings of ancient Chinese to explain the word Lai, without any derogatory meaning.
There is also an interpretation of the surname Lai in Fujian in the manuscript of the Republic of China "Lai Family Genealogy", which pointed out that the meaning of Lai is:
"Longevity and blessings inherit the ancestor's zodiac, and Guangzong sends Kunxian."
From this, it can be seen that Lai is highly recognized in society, and the word Lai also contains beautiful meanings. So, why is the "reliance" in modern society often associated with derogatory terms such as bad and dishonesty?
This starts with dialect.
The first thing I want to talk about is Henan dialect . Henan dialect, also known as Central Plains Mandarin, is a bad meaning in most Henan dialects.
"Young man did a good job?" = Young man, this is a good job.
"What is this thing, why are you so rude?" = What is this thing, why is it so bad?
"You are not bad!" = You are not bad!
From this, we can see that Lai means "bad, bad".
In Shandong and Northeast dialects, Lai means a very silly meaning, and is often used to describe a listless child after getting sick. There is the word "Laiji" in Northeastern dialect, which is an auxiliary word for tone. In addition to chatting and sticking to others, "Laiji" mainly refers to the meaning of being unspirited, discouraged, and listless.
But Lai also has the meaning of a neutral word. Lai Qi means giving in Shaanxi and Shanxi dialects. For example, if you don’t want to give you ten yuan, then what if you give you 20 yuan! In Shaanxi or Shanxi dialect, you don’t want to give you ten yuan, but what if you don’t want to give you 20 yuan?
So here, relying on money means giving money. However, with the development of Shanxi merchants, the word "depend on money" has been misunderstood and has become the meaning of not giving money or not paying debts.
This is a real misinformation! However, the people at that time had no Internet and could not check the origin of the word "淘". They also referred to the meanings of "淘" and "淘" in other dialects, so they slapped the table and said:
淘 is a breach of trust!
No one can explain it clearly. From then on, the word "Lu" has been infected with many derogatory meanings, from integrity to dishonest, from giving money to not paying back.
This also brought many troubles to future generations of Lai. There is a young girl named Lai from junior high school who once complained about the troubles that Lai brought to her in a post. There are mainly the following points:
1. Because the surname Lai is often ridiculed. For example, skinny dog, scoundrel, toad, you are just a lie , etc.
2. I introduced my name to others and said that my surname was Lai, but the other party didn't understand. I explained that it was Lai, who trusted by , but the other party didn't understand. At this time, my colleague was anxious and said that it was Lai, who was a scoundrel of and a toad of , and the other party immediately understood.
3. Teachers and classmates often call me Xiao Lai, but my father’s colleagues come to my house to find my father. They ask me at the beginning: Is the dead lai at home? I especially don’t like my father being called a deadbeat, it feels like our family owes others 100,000 yuan.
4. If a classmate owes others money and refuses to pay it back, the creditor will angrily say: "Your surname is Lai?", and the person who owes money will say: Don't you know that my surname is Lai? At this time, the girl surnamed Lai always feels very embarrassed.
, especially in the current era of developed self-media, has stigmatized "deadbeat". Even the programs broadcast on satellite TV have used "deadbeat" once many times to refer to the group that does not repay debts. Now, no one in the country knows that "deadbeat" means "not repay debts".
The list of dishonest persons announced by my country every year is also called the "deadbeat list". This naturally brought a heavy blow to the Lai family. So in 2017, the Lai family applied to change the derogatory meaning of "Lao Lai" once, and gave the Dao Lai a civilization.
In order to respect the family of Lai surname, my country clearly changed the "deadbeat" to a dishonest debtor on March 14, 2017, and since then, the "deadbeat" has withdrawn from the written list.
Deadbeat, it is indeed a misunderstanding.
The family of Lai is indeed a family with many talents. Important figures in history include:
The prefect of Jiaozhi in the Western Han Dynasty, Lai Xian, Guangluqing of the Tang Dynasty, Lai Wenya, geographer of the Song Dynasty, Lai Wenjun, writer of the Yuan Dynasty, Lai Liang, calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty, Lai Zhen and Lai Jing, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Lai Hanying, Lai Wenguang, and General of the People's Republic of China, Lai Chuanzhu.
The Lai family has many stars: Lai Yayan , born on December 5, 1979 in , New Taipei City, Taiwan Province, is a Taiwanese drama actress, pop singer, model, and designer. He was attracted by producer Chai Zhiping and signed a contract to enter the entertainment industry for filming the MV of Chou's "Helping for Help" and later starred in many film and television works.
Lai Linen . After debuting as a model, she became the host of variety shows such as " I Love Black Meet " and "The Great Pot of the People"...
The Lai family also has many business and politicians. However, among all the families with the Lai surname, the most well-known one is probably the Lai Shengchuan in the literary and artistic circles.
Lai Shengchuan today is already a big shot in the stage:
On March 3, 1986, the stage play "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" was premiered at the "National" Art Museum in Taipei. Lai Shengchuan won the Taiwan Literature Award in 1988 for the play;
1992, Lai Shengchuan adapted "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land" into the same name movie. The film was co-starred by Jin Shijie , Li Liqun , and Lin Qingxia . It was nominated for the Best Picture at the 29th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, while Lai Shengchuan won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award;
1999, the stage play "That Night, We Say Crosstalk" was selected as the "Classic Work of Taiwan Literature" selected by the United Daily News;
2003, the stage play " Dream of Dreams " was awarded the Hong Kong stage play Awards and Best Overall Performance;
In addition, stage plays "Thirteen Corner Relationship", " Red Sky ", "One Husband and Two Lords" and so on have won many awards...
Lai Shengchuan can be said to be the best in stage plays in contemporary society, as famous as Meng Jinghui .
The family of Lai surname is not an exaggeration to say that it has produced many talents. However, because of the word "dead laity" out of thin air, it has brought some stigma to the entire family of Lai, which is indeed unfair to the family of Lai.
Among the various surnames today, there are not only "Lao Lai" but also "Lao Wang". Because of the cartoon "Big Head Son and Little Head Dad", Lao Wang inexplicably took the blame for many extramarital affairs...
However, in order to show our affection, don't we often call the elders surnamed Lai and the elders surnamed Wang around us "Lao Lai" and "Lao Wang"? Although the "old beg" in is not the "old beg", and the "old beg" is not the "old beg", , when I think of the "old beg" referring to people who owed others money but didn't pay it back, and the old beg is often used to refer to a third-party male. When the old beg and the old beg will definitely feel uncomfortable when they hear these harsh words!
Lao Lai and Lao Wang are tragic figures who combine thousands of complaints!
When talking about China, which is afraid of being tempted by the king, we need to respect and tolerate these surnames and civilizations, because it is precisely because of the diversity of these surnames that constitute a rich and colorful Chinese culture.
