The origin of "flattery" People call flattery "flattery". The word "flattery" originally came from Mongolians. In ancient times, whenever the Mongols led horses to meet others, they would pat each other's horses on the ass and repeatedly praised them: "Good horse, good horse." To show appreciation and friendship. But at that time, there were indeed some people who followed the trend. As long as they met horses led by princes and nobles, they would be good or bad. They always ran up and patted the horse's ass and constantly praised: "Good horses, good horses, adults are really blessed!" Over time, "flattery" has become a derogatory term for flattery, which has been passed down to this day.

give the show away

The origin of "showing the cloven foot" People call it "showing the cloven foot". So, how did the theory of "showing the cloven foot" come from? There are two versions. One said that it originated in the Tang Dynasty, and people had the custom of dancing Kirin during festive activities. In fact, there is no unicorn in the world, it is an auspicious benevolent beast imagined by the ancients. For this reason, people put the painted Kirin skin on the horse and pretend to be Kirin. When a horse dances, if the Kirin skin is not tightly wrapped, it will show the cloven foot, so it is called "showing the cloven foot". The other theory originated from the Ming Dynasty, when women had little feet, while Ma Huanghou, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, had a pair of big feet that were not wrapped. Women's big feet were a big taboo at that time, so Ma Huanghou used a long skirt to cover them up all day and never exposed her feet outside the skirt. Once, Ma visited the streets of Jinling in a sedan chair. Unexpectedly, the curtain of the sedan chair was suddenly lifted by a strong wind. As a result, a pair of big feet that she put on the pedal were exposed, so it was called "showing the cloven foot".

careless

The origin of "carelessness" People call it "carelessness". In Song Dynasty, a painter had just painted a tiger's head, and at this time he was asked to paint a horse. Without thinking, he actually painted the horse's body behind the painted tiger's head, which became a "careless picture" of the horse's head. At this time, the painter's eldest son asked him, "Is it a horse or a tiger?"? He said it was a tiger. But his little son asked him, and he said it was a horse. Unexpectedly, the eldest son later went hunting and met a horse. He mistook it for a tiger and shot it to death. As a result, he had to compensate the owner for the loss. The youngest son met a tiger in the wild. He mistook it for a horse, so he ran to ride it and was eaten by the tiger. Finally, the painter was heartbroken and angrily burned the "careless picture" and wrote a poem as a warning: "A careless picture is like a horse and a tiger. The eldest son shot the dead horse according to the figure, and the child fed the tiger according to the figure. The thatched cottage burned careless pictures and advised you not to learn from me. "