Teochew language, distributed in the Chaoshan area on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province, is a unique language family formed after nearly 2,000 years of migration and integration. The rich historical heritage has made some allusions in the past become oral sayings in people's daily life, but how many people know the source history?
Today we have collected some common sayings and allusions to share with you.
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Literacy is not a stinger
"Literacy and slashing" is a popular saying in the Chaoshan region. It means that those who follow the rules and act according to the book do not do well.
The word "literacy" is pronounced "north", which means identification.
During the Kangxi period, in order to deal with Zheng Chenggong's restoration of sight, the Qing government curbed the alliance between the maritime armed forces and the coastal people, and implemented a negative Jingbian policy - sea ban. At that time, the coastal residence of Chaoshan was moved 50 miles inward. The people of Raoping, Chenghai and Chaozhou in the entire Hanjiang Delta are among the migrants. In the coastal zone, land is divided and embankments are built as boundaries, and people who cross the border to go to sea to fish are killed. After the notice was issued, those who were literate and afraid of death did not dare to cross the border to the seashore to make a living; Some illiterate people still crossed the line late at night, caught fish, shrimp and cockroaches, sold them for money, and barely survived. In this way, the literate suffer. So, this sentence spread.
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The old man of the hermitage is a large detail
"Master" is the common name of God. As the saying goes: "The big details of the old man of Anbu" refers to being unfair to people and things, and being eccentric.
Once upon a time there were two beggars, both of whom had one leg "big feet", that is, they suffered from the disease of "elephant skin legs". They begged everywhere and stayed in palaces and temples all night. Once, the beggar Jia spent the night in the Xianxi Temple in the nunnery, and in the middle of the night, he saw the "master" come down and say to him: "Disciple has a boot, strip off the hanging hall." "When I woke up at dawn, I was about to lift my sick leg when I suddenly felt that the swelling of my sick leg had subsided and he had been miraculously healed. He immediately went to inform Beggar B of the good news. When Beggar B saw Beggar A walking briskly, he was amazed, and when he heard the truth, he was greatly overjoyed. I also came to the temple at night to sleep, hoping that the "master" would appear again, but this time the god said: "Only the boots are hung in the hall, and the disciples are stripped off and made into pairs." When B woke up, he felt that his lower limbs were heavy, and when he touched them, he realized that his good leg was also sick. Since then, he has dragged two swollen big feet around begging. When I met people, I scolded "the big details of the old man of Anbu". After a long time, it spread as a common saying in the Chaoshan area.
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There were no stores in the past
"Past" here means to go further. "Shop" refers to an inn where travelers stay. The original meaning of the whole sentence is: travelers, this is a hotel where you can settle down, and there is no such opportunity to go any further. Its metaphorical meaning is to tell people to seize the opportunity to do things, just like the northern saying: "After this village, there is no shop." ”
In ancient times, land transportation mainly relied on official roads. There are post stations in each section of the official road, which are used by government personnel to rest. However, the civilian post station is commonly known as the official shop in the spoken language of Chaozhou. Usually there is a "pavement" every ten miles or so, so the ten-mile road tide language is commonly called a pavement. Today, there are still many places with the name of shop, such as iron shop, bird serval shop, and horse house shop...... Wait. When travelers trek into dusk, they always look for a place to stay. Therefore, the calculation of the distance and the arrangement of accommodation must be handled appropriately, sometimes there are shops to rest in remote places, and if you only care about the road, sometimes there will be "no shops in the past".
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Half-night departure day
The saying "midnight day" refers to the sudden arrival of a very unexpected happy event.
Tang Boyuan, who went out of Chenghai Village. Tang Boyuan is a scholar of the Jiaxu Branch, and the official is in the Ministry of Langzhong. Folklore: Tang Boyuan was originally a Wenqu star in the sky. On the night of the birth of the Tang Minister, the well in front of his house boiled, and people believed that it was a symbol of good luck. Sure enough, after the early morning, the dark night sky suddenly appeared colorful clouds, red light flashing, like day and night, the villagers were very surprised: "It's the day in the middle of the night!" At this time, the Tang family gave birth to a baby, and after a while, the red light of Caixia disappeared automatically. Since then, Chaoshan has had this saying.
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堵着正切要
"Blocked" means to touch the lottery, there is an opportunity. "Blocking the right point" means that the opportunity is the most important.
Once upon a time, when the county magistrate was sitting in a sedan chair, he heard two sedan chair drivers arguing while walking. The sedan chair driver in front said: "People must have others to take care of them, in order to grow, if there is no one else to take care of me, I will always be the sedan chair bearer." The sedan chair man behind said: "Not really, it's just right." ”
The county official sitting in the sedan chair became the county magistrate because he was carried by others, so he felt that the sedan chair man in front of him was reasonable. Back in the county office, the county magistrate intended to help the sedan chair driver who was walking in front, and instructed his subordinates to find him and arrange an errand for him. A few days later, the county magistrate met the sedan chair man in the county office, and he was actually the one walking behind, and he didn't feel very strange, so he asked: "Why are you on an errand here?" The sedan chair driver had to say truthfully: "The day before yesterday, the sedan chair man came to the two of us and said that you were looking for the sedan chair man who walked in front when carrying the sedan chair." But the palanquin man was startled when he heard this, thinking that you were going to blame something, and disaster was coming, so he excused himself to say that he had a stomachache and didn't dare to come. I had no choice but to come with the bar. As soon as he came, he sent me an errand. When the county magistrate heard this, he said with understanding: "It's really blocked!" Since then, "blocking the right point" has been handed down in the Chaoshan area.
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Peace should be a big profit
Chaoshan proverb "peace should make a lot of money" means that if a person is healthy and his family is safe, then he will get excellent capital, and he will not have to break the bank, which is equivalent to making money.
Once upon a time, there was a man who went out early and returned late all day, worked hard, and supported his family on his meager income. He has neither power nor can make a lot of money, lives a very frugal life, cannot afford to buy big fish and meat, and cannot drink alcohol, so he complains about his bad fate and life is sad all day long.
One day, when he went to the street to buy rice, he met the wife of an old friend carrying a large bag of things, with a sad face and a thin face. He knew that this friend ran a shop, did a big business, and was quite wealthy. Recently, I heard that he had made a lot of money again, why did his wife look like this? It turned out that his friend did have a good business, but their two children were seriously ill and had to seek medical advice all year round, spending a lot of money just to buy medicine, and his otherwise healthy wife was also tired and sick. She cried as she spoke: "You see I bought this big bag of medicine again, the medicine is too expensive, and the money his father makes is not enough to buy medicine." When this man heard this, he thought to himself, "Although I can't make a lot of money, I have both parents at home, my wife and children are healthy, I can buy rice, eat well, and the whole family is together in peace all day long.
The saying "peace should make a lot of money" reflects the mentality of Chaoshan people who are content and happy.
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It's a pity to fall homeopathic
The saying "cherish the homeopathy" refers to the fact that it is very natural to love the younger generation, but it is very rare for few people to do it to honor the elderly.
It is said that in the past, there was an old man who specialized in selling soybean cake by the Han River. The soybean cake made by the old man is very delicious and famous. People from near and far came to him to eat bean cake. After eating, many people still couldn't stop eating, took out the money to buy another plate, and said, "It's really delicious, buy some more and give it to the children to taste." "This old man, after hearing this, felt very uncomfortable. He himself has to work day and night because his son is not good. He wanted to see if anyone had bought it for his parents, but he never met one.
On this day, a hungry man came to the old man's soybean cake stall, and after eating one plate, he bought another plate, saying, "It's delicious! The old man's heart was hot, and he asked, "Brother, do you have any children?" The passer-by said: "My son is still young, and his days are still long, so there will be more opportunities to eat in the future." Mother has worked hard all her life, and it is not too much to buy a little snack and be filial. As soon as the old man heard this, he immediately declared that he would not charge a penny from this passer-by. Passers-by don't understand. The old man said: "I have been selling soybean cake here for half my life, and those who bought it home said that they would buy it for their children to eat, but I have never seen one for their parents." I gave this plate of bean cake for nothing. The passer-by suddenly realized and said to the old man: "It is normal for people to cherish the homeopathy." ”
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There are no good ghosts
Chaoshan proverb "no good family magic outside ghosts" means to eat inside and outside, arms turned out. The saying comes from a folklore.
Legend has it that there is a poor family in a certain township, life is very difficult, often short of rice and cooking, and can only borrow a little money from others to survive the New Year. His family's stove god (Si Minggong) always felt that there were too few things to worship, and it was not as good as a large family, with meat and vegetables. So the more I thought about it, the more angry I became. One day, Hades wants to catch a substitute ghost. It just so happened that the Stove God learned about this, and he felt that the opportunity for revenge had come, so he ran to "recommend" his master to the ghost. The hated "family god" not only did not bless the happiness of the family, but colluded with the ghosts to harm his own people. Fortunately, everything the Stove God did was learned in the owner's dream, and when he woke up, he was very angry, so he threw the Stove God tablet out of the door, and scolded repeatedly: "There is no good family and a ghost!"