Nine of the ten sheep are incomplete.
Mom said that the superficial meaning of this old saying is easy to understand, that is to say, nine out of ten sheep have incomplete parents. Mom also said that speaking of this old saying, the earliest meaning is "ten sheep and nine blessings", which means that ten sheep and nine lives are very good. Because the ancient Cao Cao, Li Shimin, Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang and Zeng Guofan were all sheep, and they all achieved very good results, and their families were also very happy.
The phrase "ten sheep and nine blessings" is widely circulated. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, Cixi, Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang were all sheep. At that time, people didn't have much affection for Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang because many treaties were signed at that time, so a good ten sheep with nine blessings became ten sheep with nine imperfections.
Sit in the hall
This old saying is Empress Dowager Cixi, a sheep woman, that is, the concubine of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty and the mother of Tongzhi Emperor. Because Cixi is a sheep, and after the death of her husband Xianfeng, when the son Tongzhi Emperor was still young, she listened to politics and entered the palace.
The phrase "ten sheep and nine incomplete, one sitting in the palace" first appeared after Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. This is because Cixi listens to politics, and many people curry favor with Cixi in order to obey Yin and Yang, so this old saying comes into being.
Does this old saying make sense?
This old saying is just what the ancients said according to the zodiac of sheep, and the result is ten sheep and nine blessings. Then why do you say ten sheep and nine blessings?
Because sheep is a relatively docile animal, it is also a beautiful idiom, which means that spring returns to the earth, everything is renewed, thriving and all the best.
In ancient times, sheep were used as mascots and spiritual beasts, and there were many ancient cultural relics engraved with the words "auspicious sheep", which showed people's love for sheep.
Guangzhou, also known as Yangcheng, comes from an ancient beauty: in ancient times, there were five people riding sheep of different colors in the South China Sea. When they came to Guangzhou, they gave people six ears of grain and hoped that they would never suffer from famine. Then they flew away and five sheep turned into stones. Five sheep bring good harvest and happiness. It can be seen that sheep is a very auspicious and beautiful animal in the eyes of the ancients.
Therefore, it is meaningless to say that "ten sheep are not complete, and one sits in the palace". It's just that people sit in the palace according to the fact that Cixi is a sheep, although she is a woman. But are all the Cixi family really? Although the husband in his twenties died and his son in his thirties and forties died, although he held a high position, it was unfortunate to lose his husband when he was young and his son in middle age, so it was unreasonable to say that he had been sitting in the palace all the time.
And ten sheep and nine sheep are not complete, which makes no sense, because Li Shimin, Cao Cao, Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Guofan, who belong to the sheep, have complete relatives at home. Although this old saying doesn't make sense, many rural people think that women who belong to sheep have a bad life, so for a while, people didn't like women who belong to sheep when they got married. In fact, a woman who belongs to the sheep is gentle, virtuous and intelligent, and she is a rare wife and mother.
Concluding remarks
The old man in the village said that "ten sheep and nine are incomplete, and one sits in the hall", saying that the sheep's life is not very good, and only Cixi is lucky and sits in the hall. Actually, this is not the case, because in ancient times, sheep were used as gods and mascots. There were three sheep in Kaitai, Yangcheng, Guangzhou, so I didn't say it was bad to be a sheep. It is only in order to please Cixi that people belittle other sheep people and raise Cixi, so this old saying comes into being. Do you have this saying there?
The above is related to what it means to say that ten sheep are not all, and it is about the sharing of Cixi. After reading the meaning of ten rabbits and nine incomplete, I hope this will help everyone!