It has to be said that the pressure given by modern society is getting bigger and bigger. Workplace pressure, marriage pressure and pension pressure are like three mountains, which overwhelm everyone. Under the pressure, people's tempers also began to become impetuous. Originally, some trivial things may rise into a scolding war.
And during the quarrel, due to the stimulation of adrenaline. People are also more and more noisy and excited, and what kind of unsightly swear words will come later. A quarrel broke out, from the father to the ancestral grave, almost all of them were greeted over and over again.
Modern people quarrel and turn over and over is nothing more than the old three kinds of national scolding, compared to the ancient people's way of scolding people is much more elegant. It does not carry a dirty word, and if the scolded party does not have a little cultural level, not only can not understand a word, but even thinks that he is praising himself. Today, the author will take you to taste the most famous 6 "dirty words" in ancient times, and see how superb the ancient people's swearing skills were.
The first sentence is called "summer worms can not speak ice", I believe that many people will feel confused and confused when they see this sentence for the first time. Literally, "you can't say to the bugs of summer what happens in winter." This sentence was first published in "Zhuangzi Outer Chapter, Autumn Water", and the full text is "Frogs cannot speak to the sea, but to the void; summer insects cannot speak to the ice, but to the time." ”
Combined with the context, it is not difficult to see that this sentence is satirizing a person who is short-sighted and self-righteous. Imagine how you would understand a bug that only has a one-summer lifespan about what happens in winter?
The second sentence, called "Insufficient Erection and Conspiracy", comes from Sima Qian's "Xiang Yu Benji" in the Hongmen Feast. This sentence was said by Fan Zeng to Xiang Yu, who saw that Xiang Yu had repeatedly missed the great opportunity to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet, and finally let him escape. So he threw down this harsh sentence and left in sorrow. What does that mean? That is, you are not worth discussing and plotting, and it can be said that a strategist can say such angry words, which shows how stupid Xiang Yu's decision at that time was.
The third sentence is called "three family slaves", which is not difficult to understand. The ancients specifically used to satirize those inflammatory wall grasses, and Lü Bu in the Three Kingdoms period was the representative of the three family slaves.
He first followed his biological father's surname Lü, and later recognized Shi Ding as his righteous father and changed his surname to Ding. As a result, not long after, he killed Ding Yuan, switched to Dong Zhuo's men, and recognized Dong Zhuo as his righteous father. With such two sides and three knives, it is no wonder that when Zhang Fei and Lü Bu fought, they loudly gave him this name.
The fourth sentence is called "Mu Monkey and Crown", also from "Xiang Yu Benji", the original text is "People say Chu People Mu Monkey and Crown Ears, Sure enough". What does that mean? It is about the agreement between Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and the King of Chu Huai that whoever first invades Xianyang will be called the King of Guanzhong.
Xiang Yu was full of confidence, firmly believing that the King of Guanzhong was none other than himself. As a result, Liu Bang seized the opportunity, and Xiang Yu was very unhappy, and as soon as he entered the city, he began to massacre the people and the qin princes who surrendered. This move was naturally ridiculed and criticized by the people, and he was given the title of "Mu Monkey and Crown". What does that mean? That is to say, he is a monkey with a hat, and once he has gained power, he will immediately reveal his original form. Although he looks brave and wise, in fact, he is stupid at heart.
The fifth sentence is called "Old and not dead is for thieves", from the Analects, which is called "the son, the young and not the grandchild, the long and unspeakable, the old and not the undead is the thief". What does that mean? It means that a person who does not know filial piety when he is young, has no praiseworthy achievements when he grows up, and is a waste of food and air if he does not die early when he is old.
Although this sentence now seems a bit absolute, and it is also a great lethal force for people's self-esteem, Confucius's original intention was to persuade people to adhere to filial piety and be good, which was not blameless at that time.
The sixth sentence is called "Rotten wood cannot be carved, and the wall of dung and soil cannot be carved." The meaning of this sentence is clearer, that is, scolding people is not seeking progress. It can often be seen today that it is basically used by teachers to say that those students who have not changed their teachings are almost the same as hating iron and steel.
After reading these 6 wise "dirty words" of the ancients, the author believes that everyone must have benefited a lot. But in life, we still have to try to scold people as little as possible, after all, scolding people is not only angry with others, but also angry with ourselves.