When we read ancient Chinese, we often encounter some words that represent age titles, such as "weak crown", "cardamom", "not confused", "sixty", "old october". In fact, there are many names in ancient times, and their origins are also very interesting. It is indeed a treasure of Chinese culture.
The age of the ancients sometimes does not use numbers to indicate the age of someone or how old they are, but instead uses a term related to age instead.
age titles are mostly recorded in books and have been used to this day. So, how did these titles come into being? Next, let’s take a look at the meaning and origin of ancient age titles.
1. Soup cake: refers to the baby's three days of birth.
The old custom of children three days after they were born, and a banquet was set up to entertain relatives and friends, which was called "soup cake banquet", which was also called "soup cake banquet" and "soup cake party". Liu Yuxi "Poems for Zhang Xun": "Your life begins to hang an arc, and I am the guest of honor. I bring chopsticks and pick up soup cakes, and I wish you a qilin."
2. Yaya: onomatopoeia, the sound of a baby learning language. For example, if you learn to speak, it also means that a child begins to learn to speak. "Hidden for the Sisters" by Yuan Mei of Qing Dynasty: "Two girls have teeth, only after you die." Zhou Zuo refers to the baby's one year old.
3. First time: one year old. "Li Sao" "The emperor reads me for the first time, and I am famous for the first time." Later, the birthday is called the first date. Qing Dynasty writer Cheng Yunsheng's "Stories of Young Learning Qionglin". Later, it also generally referred to as "first date", such as the sixty-year-old birthday is called "first date".
4. Child: refers to a child who is still in his infancy when he first knows that he is still laughing, and refers to a child aged 2-3. There are also those who write "children with bags" or "carrying children". Han Yu's poem contains the sentence "Two families have children, and they are all the same as each other."
5. Total angle: In ancient times, young children tied their hanging hair into two knots on the top of their heads and tied their hair into a bun, which was shaped like a horn, so "total angle" was also used to refer to the child stage of a person. It refers to childhood. Here, "total" means gathering and ending. The total horn is a teenager aged eight or nine to thirteen or fourteen (in ancient times, children divided their hair into two left and right halves, tied them into a knot on the top of their heads, which looked like two sheep horns, so it was called "the total horn").
6. Young school: ten years old. ("Book of Rites? Qu Li 1": "Ten years of life are young, learn." Because ancient characters have no punctuation, people intercepted the word "youth learning" as a genre for ten years.)
7, bean Kou: originally refers to a perennial evergreen plant. The poet often uses it to describe a girl, saying that she is young and beautiful. Du Mu's "Hait for Farewell to ": "The 13th 13th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th 16th
8, and hairpin: In ancient times, a woman tied her hair up at the age of fifteen and wore a hairpin to show her adulthood. "Book of Rites: Inner Rules": "A woman... is in a throne for fifteen years."
9. Tough crown: Tough crown: In ancient times, a man was called "weak" at the age of 20. At this time, he had to perform the "crown ceremony", that is, wearing a hat that indicates that he has become an adult. The ancients performed the crown ceremony at the age of twenty to show their adulthood, but their body was still not strong, so they were called "weak crown". Refers to just becoming an adult. Refers to twenty years old. Later generations generally refer to men's age around the age of twenty.
10, Jade years, broken melon years: a woman is sixteen years old. This is the old literati who divided the word "melon" into two or eight characters to record the year. "Popular Edition: Women": "Song Xie You's poem: 'Poisonous melon is a small waist'. According to custom, women break the body as a broken melon, which is not the case. The word "Melon" is 28 characters, which means that he is 286 years old." There are many poems about jasper, among which "Jade Song" by Sun Chuo , a native of Jin is the most famous. "When the jade breaks the melon, the man is distorted because of his love. The lotus shines on the hills and frosts, and the autumn looks are still good. The girl from the jade family dares not strive for the noble virtue. She is embarrassed by the desire of a man, and is ashamed of not being beautiful in the city. The girl from the jade family dares not seek the noble virtue. She is deeply moved by the man, so she can make golden orchids. When the jade breaks the melon, the man is distorted because of his love. She is not ashamed, and turns around and hugs her." It describes the freshness and beauty of a young girl in the 28th century.
11, Yili: refers to the age of thirty. The quotation comes from " Analects of Confucius·Musics " "Stand at Thirty". It is established (and thirty years old): because "at thirty, at thirty, at forty, at no confusion." (Confucius said: " I am determined to learn at thirty, at thirty, at no confusion, at fifty, at thirty, at no confusion, at fifty, at sixty, at the ears of my ears, at seventy, at the heart of my heart."——"The Analects of Confucius·Politics"), so the descendants called 30 years old the "year of thirty years". And thirty years old: refers to the age of thirty. And a man is thirty years old (stands, "establishing oneself and setting one's ambition").
12. Not confused ( Not confused in the age of ): Because "at thirty, at thirty, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 50, at 50, at 60, at 70, at ease, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 50, at 60, at 70, at wise, at wise, at 70, at wise, at 40, at 40, at 40, at 50, at 60, at ease, and at 70, without breaking the rules."——"Analects of Confucius·Politics"), therefore, later generations call 40 the year "the year of not confused". Forty years: refers to the age of forty. Not confused means that a man is forty years old (not confused, meaning "not confused, not confused").
13. The year of knowing destiny: Because "I am established at thirty, and I am not confused when I am forty." (Confucius said: "I am determined to learn at thirty, and I am determined to learn at thirty, and I am not confused when I am forty, and I am not confused when I am fifty, and I am obedient when I am sixty, and I am following my heart when I am seventy." - "The Analects of Confucius·Politics"), so later generations call 50 the year "the year of knowing destiny." The year of knowing destiny: refers to fifty years old (also "knowing destiny" and "five years").
14, Ear and 60: both refer to 60 years old. Because "I am at thirty, but I am at 40 and will not be confused." (Confucius said: "I am at 50 and am determined to learn, at thirty and will not be confused, at 50 and will know the destiny of heaven at 60 and will obey my ears at 70 and will obey my heart." - "The Analects of Confucius·Politics"), later generations call 60 the "year of obeying my ears."
60: refers to a person who is sixty years old. "Huajia" means sixty Jiazi, the heavenly stems and earthly branches are recorded in the year, and the order is combined from "Jiazi" to "Guihai" to sixty years. Use stems and branches to record the years, and combine them intricately, and repeat the sixty years. Sixty years become a week, so sixty years old is called sixty years old.
15. Rebirth: 61 years old birthday. Since according to the Ganzhi Chronicle Method, 60 years is the cycle, and 61 years old is the time for a new round to start again, it is called "Return to Calendar".
16. Seventy: It was not easy for ancient people to live to the age of 70. Du Fu There is a poem that says: "There are wine debts in ordinary places, and life is rare since the age of seventy." Later generations often follow this poem, calling 70 years old the "year of seventy years old."
17, Happy birthday: refers to 77 years old. The cursive script is like seventy-seven, so it is specially referred to as 77 years old.
18, upper, middle, lower life: lower life: sixty years old. Middle life: 80 years old. Last birthday: one hundred years old. Out of " Zhuangzi ".
19. Maodi: Mao, "Theory of Salt and Iron·Filial Piety" writes: "Seventy is Mao." " Rites·Quli " says: "Eighty-ninety is Doudi." "Eleya·Shiyan" note: "Eighty-ninety is Doudi." Maodi's age: refers to eighty-ninety years old. Ninety years old can also be called an octogenarian.
20. Umbrella life: 80th birthday. Because the cursive shape of the character "umbrella" resembles "eighty", it is called "umbrella life".
21, Mishou: refers to 88 years old. Because the word "Rice" seems to be eighty-eight, it means 88 years old. In addition, it also means that although you are old, you have a strong appetite.
22. Baishou: refers to 99 years old, and one hundred is 99, so it refers to 99 years old.
23. Qiyi: refers to the longevity of one's life. Qi Yi: Qi, Zhu Xi said that it is "the meaning of Zhouzhan", which means that it has been around for a hundred years." Yi, Zhu Xi said that it is "just to be nurtured." That is, the maintenance of the poet in daily life. Qiyi refers to a hundred-year-old person. I am a hundred years old. "Qiyi" is a special name for life until "a hundred years". "The Book of Rites: Qu Li 1": "A hundred years is called Qi Yi." Zheng Xuan's note: "Qi is still a must; Qi is a must. If you don't know the taste of clothes and food, filial sons should just raise the Tao." It means: When a person reaches a hundred years old, he needs filial sons to raise food, such as food, residence, and animals. Therefore, "100 years old" is called "Qi Yi".
24. Tea life: refers to 108 years old. The word "tea" is 200 above and 88 below. The two are added together to make it 108 years old.
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