After entering the customs, these Han people often get together and put out their own genealogy to discuss and compare with each other. Whoever has a large family tree and a prosperous family will naturally be complacent and complacent. People who put on genealogy will have a sense of superiority when they see that their family members are the most prosperous, and naturally they will put on airs. So over time, people use "putting on airs" to describe people who put on airs. If someone deliberately puts on airs, someone will say that he is putting on airs.
However, there is also a saying that ancient emperors naturally paid great attention to ostentation and extravagance when eating. Although the emperor is the only one who eats, he should also fill a table with delicious food. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were more particular about eating. They not only served a table of dishes, but also put all the recipes and business cards on the table, detailing the origin of this dish, the chef who cooked it, the way of cooking and so on.
The menu of dozens of dishes is placed on the table, and the grand scene is enough to reflect the identity of the son of heaven and the face of the royal family. Later, the way of putting out recipes spread to the people. People with a little status would put out several recipes to fill the scene and show their extravagance, so they used "putting on airs" to describe putting on airs.
It must be said that the ancients really paid great attention to face and ostentation, that is, in this traditional culture and atmosphere, the word "play" was born.