"The car in front has been overturned, and we don't know when we will wake up later!" - "Xunzi·Chengxiang"

As the saying goes, we can see it everywhere in life, such as "It is often said when shopping" "Good goods are not cheap, cheap goods are not good", "Everything is not done, no wisdom is gained", and "big things are reduced to small things, small things are reduced to small things" that teachers often give us, etc.

As the cultural wealth left by our ancestors, it is necessary for us to pass on high quality. When you go to rural areas, if you speak some Mandarin to old men and women, they may sound difficult, but if you talk to them in colloquialisms, you are definitely no match.

Looking now, the principles contained in many common sayings are still very practical. Today I would like to tell you that "men are afraid of persimmons, women are afraid of pears, and sows are most afraid of watermelon rinds." Compared with the first half of the sentence, the second half of the sentence has more profound meaning. Literally speaking, this sentence means that men, women and sows are afraid of persimmons, pears and watermelon rinds respectively. But why do you say this? Next, I will analyze it for you.

02 Men are afraid of persimmons

In ancient times, persimmons had the meaning of "soft" because they were very soft and could be flattened to make persimmon cakes. For men, who wants to have the word "soft" wrapped around them? Furthermore, the ancients often liked to have a few drinks. Once they drank wine and then ate persimmons, they would easily suffer from gallstones. Once they got gallstones, given the backward medical conditions in ancient times, they were likely to lose their health. life.

Finally, it is influenced by the pronunciation of "Persimmon" and "Dead Son". In ancient times, the most important thing for a family was to pass on heirs, so men were very taboo about persimmons, fearing that they would have no heirs. To sum up, persimmons were unlucky for men in ancient times, so men were afraid of them.

03 Women are afraid of pears

This is easier to understand. The pronunciation of "pear" and "li" are the same, so pears are inextricably related to divorce. In ancient times, the status of a woman was low. Once she divorced her husband, it was almost impossible to remarry into a good family. Even if she could remarry into a good family, the villagers and neighbors would treat her badly. Pointing and making irresponsible remarks.

To sum up, pears bring a bad connotation to women, so women are afraid of pears. There is also a saying in some areas that pear is a cold food, and women have a cold constitution. If they eat cold food, they will become unhealthy. Therefore, women in ancient times were generally afraid of pears.

04 Sows are afraid of watermelon rind

For some people in rural areas, eating a piece of watermelon in summer is the best way to relieve the heat, but what about the remaining watermelon rind? It's a pity to throw them away. They usually give them to chickens, ducks, pigs and cows at home. Chickens and ducks are fine. Once too many watermelon rinds are given to a sow, the sow will have diarrhea. In this way, the pig will not only not gain weight, but will Meat will be lost, which will seriously affect the birth of puppies, which is not worth the loss for farmers.

So, sows are most afraid of watermelon rinds. Nowadays, the first half of the sentence has lost its meaning. Nowadays, many men like to eat persimmons, and many women like to eat pears. Besides, it is not up to Persimmon and Pear to decide what a man and a woman will become. Their destiny is in their own hands.

Compared with the first half of the sentence, the second half of the sentence is more meaningful, especially for some pig farmers. Never regret giving watermelon rinds to pigs. In general, as a cultural form, proverbs contain people’s wisdom.