Today, unmarried young women are generally referred to as "misses". Such as "Miss PR", "Miss Air", "Miss Pageant" and so on. However, in ancient times, "Miss" was originally a kind of lowly title.
The title "Miss" first appeared in the Song Dynasty, and at first it was the name of people who were low-status palace maids, concubines, female artists, etc.
Song Qian Wei's "Yutang Fengchen Record" records: "The name of miss originated from the tea tavern, and Miss Han, a palace person, is the name of the palace maid. ”
The Qing Dynasty historian Zhao Yi's "Examination of the Yu Cong" records: "... In the Song Dynasty, the boudoir woman was called the little lady, and the lady was called the untouchable. "So it's taboo for everyone to show off."
During the Song Dynasty, official tricks were developed, including teaching workshops for women's music activities and hook bars for trick performances. In the Song capital Kaifeng there are many large and small tick bars. It was a pastime for officials and literati, where they could drink and sing with talented women.
Song Sushi's "Miss Yang, a prostitute on the Chengbo Seat", said: "It is really good to sit down, and pay deep attention to the lips and shallow eyebrows." Su believes in the Yang family jiali god, Luochuan has its own bath concubine pool. ”
Although it is a hymn to Miss Yang, in the Song Dynasty, prostitutes were still called Miss, at least not honorific titles.
In the Yuan Dynasty, it slowly changed.
Yuan opera composer Wang Shifu wrote in "The Tale of the West Chamber": "Only a young lady was born, a small-character warbler." "You know, the warbler is the daughter of Xiangguo, and is a typical lady, so the lady and the red lady respect him as a lady."
It can be seen that in the Yuan Dynasty, the woman of the eunuch family of Jinshen Shi was also called "Miss", which was a noble honorific title.
As a respectful title, it began in the Ming Dynasty.
Ming miscellaneous dramatist Zhu Youyi's "Yuangong Words" said: "The three inches of bow dew in front of the curtain, I know that it is Miss Yuanyi who comes." ”
Tan: Same shoe.
媆: (sound ruan three sounds), gentle and beautiful.
At this time, "Miss" was already an honorific title for the deep girl.
In the Qing Dynasty, the maids in the palace were also called "misses", still with a lowly meaning.
After the Republic of China, people called official eunuchs or rich people behind their backs, and women who had not yet married were "misses", which was still slightly mean.
The modern term "miss", which refers to unmarried ladies in general, is an honorific.
In today's society, there is a kind of incompatible word, "miss" also refers to women who use their youth and flesh to engage in the pornography industry. This is a dismissive, contemptible term.
It can be seen that "Miss" has changed from a lowly title to an honorific title and has experienced a long period of development.
Therefore, in real life, for different women, on different occasions, and even in the weight of the tone, the word "miss" should also be used cautiously.
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