"Explanation 1

It was originally "wait until the cucumbers and vegetables are cold" and now it has become "wait until the day lilies are cold". The difference is difficult to explain. Cucumber dishes are inherently cold! Cucumbers, you know, are what we call cucumbers in the South. Cucumbers themselves are cold. If cucumber dishes are cold, it means that the time as mentioned is too long, the waiting time is too long, too long. The meaning of being late is both criticism and ridicule of someone who is late. For example: Your bicycle broke down and it took you a whole day to fix it. You originally planned to go shopping, but it was too late. , you can't buy it. At this moment, your wife says "I should buy it for you", you can say "I told you earlier, the cucumber vegetables are already cold" because she said it too late, it was too late!

Another example: You invite friends to play mahjong at your house. You and the other two have arrived early and have been waiting. After waiting for four hours, the fourth person comes. You can say "Why are you here?" It's so late, the cucumber vegetables are cold!" Because he came too late! Good luck!!!

Explanation 2

It turns out that "wait until the cucumber vegetables are cold" to arrive Now it is said to be "wait until the day lilies are cold". Cucumber vegetables are always cold. This sentence is both a criticism and a joke for those who are late.

I guess. This "cucumber vegetable" is probably a variant, it was originally "day lily"; and "day lily" is also a variant, originally "yellow flower", but this "yellow flower" is no longer "day lily" in ancient poetry. , "Yellow flower" refers specifically to chrysanthemums {omitted}

Now let's look at Su Shi's famous poem "Nanxiangzi·Chongjiu Hanhui Tower Presents Xu Junyou": "Everything is a dream in the end. Rest, the yellow flowers and butterflies will be sad tomorrow. "The last sentence "Tomorrow the yellow flowers and butterflies will also be sad" was also used in his poem "Nine Days Second Rhyme Wang Gong". This poem and these words were both written on the Double Ninth Festival, which is the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. "Yellow flowers", of course It refers to chrysanthemums. In ancient times, there was a custom of enjoying chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival. "Tomorrow" refers to the second day of the Double Ninth Festival, which is September 10th. "Tomorrow the yellow flowers and butterflies will be sad." It means that if you miss the best time to enjoy chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival, When we come back after the festival, the flowers have withered, and the bees and butterflies are no longer interested. This is a metaphor for outdated things.

The most important thing is the sentence "The flowers and butterflies will be worried tomorrow." In the simplest and most popular explanation, it means "it's late" - doesn't this mean the same thing as "the cucumbers are cold"?

The conclusion is already there: " "The cucumbers and vegetables are all cold" evolved from "Tomorrow the yellow flowers and butterflies will also be sad". Just because Su Xueshi's poem was too elegant, the people swallowed the dates in a hurry and found it difficult to digest, so they spread the rumors, first turning "yellow flowers" into "day lilies" ", and later became "cucumber dish".

The reason for such misunderstanding is that the word "butterfly" is probably jointly and severally responsible. Isn't it the same as the word "dish" for serving food? So Dongpo layman's "yellow flower" finally turned into a "cucumber dish" and was served on a "dish". If you arrive late, won't it be "cold"?

Explanation 3

This sentence should come from Henan. In southwestern Henan, such as Nanyang, Xinyang and other places, we have to entertain guests when we get married. There is an unwritten rule during the meal: That is, the last dish must be day lily, which is a signal to the guests that they can leave after eating the day lily. There is no more below, because the day lily itself is cold, so when the day lily is cold, the banquet is over. , doesn’t that mean it’s very late? "