0 1. Why do men buckle on the right and women buckle on the left? When the buttons first came out, only rich people's coats were buttoned. According to the custom at that time, men dressed themselves and women were helped by servants. The button on the lady's shirt is nailed to the left, which greatly facilitates the servant who serves the hostess (now it is also convenient for men to take it off). The buttons of men's shirts are on the right. In addition to dressing yourself, it is also very convenient to pull out the sword hanging on the left waist with your right hand, and it is not easy to be caught by the shirt.

02. Why go to the toilet and kitchen?

China has five elements since ancient times, corresponding to five directions respectively. Ancient toilets were built in the east of the north and kitchens in the east of the south. When going to the south, I used to say the south (the emperor went down to the south), and when going to the north, I used to say the north (going north to resist Japan). When you go to the toilet, you have to go to the north of the yard, so you go to the toilet. When you go to the kitchen, you have to go to the south of the yard, so the kitchen is said.

Q3。 Why do you say no three no four? The ancients called heaven one and earth two. So heaven and earth add up to three, and three becomes the representative of the whole, such as trilogy, three provinces, three thoughts, threesome and so on; As for the four "all-round", there is also the meaning of contentment, such as four donkey kong, four great men, four bodies, four arts, four books and so on. Therefore, people who misbehave except "beautiful things" are collectively called "no three no four"

04. Why are all Buddhist disciples surnamed Shi? Shi surname is one of the surnames of Han nationality, which is generally used by monks who preach Buddhism in Han dynasty, but it is not among the hundreds of surnames. China became a monk with a teacher as his surname, beginning with the Zen master. In the early days of Buddhism, shamans in Wei and Jin Dynasties took teachers as their surnames, so their surnames were different. Daoan believes that the ultimate Taoist master is the Buddha of Sakyamuni, so he "explains his surname". Later, he translated "Jia Ahan", which has the language of "becoming a monk in the four seas and calling him Sakyamuni's surname".

05. Why are there no cats in the zodiac? There are folk myths and legends that explain this problem by "rats bully cats", but the real reason is that there were no cats in ancient China. Cats originated in Egypt, and when they were introduced to China is not verified. Folklore was brought back from India by Tang Sanzang (actually the Han Dynasty). Therefore, before cats were introduced to China, China's zodiac signs had been finalized. Moreover, there is already a big cat-tiger in the zodiac, so the kitten doesn't have to be on duty.

06. Why is the surname free of charge? In Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, surnames were divided into two parts, men followed surnames and women followed surnames. There is a saying in "A Brief History of Clans": "Noble people have surnames, while humble people have no surnames." Surnames are used to distinguish marriage. You can get married with different surnames, but you can't get married with different surnames. After the reunification of the Qin Dynasty, surnames became one. Because the surname is still expensive, I often ask "your surname". Some people ask "your surname" and answer "avoid your surname". Of course, if your surname is Zhang He and Kong, you don't have to answer, because this is the surname of God and sage Kong.

07. Why didn't the Nobel Prize win the math prize?

Nobel mentioned in his will: reward those "inventions or discoveries" that have made great contributions to mankind. He doesn't think mathematics is a practical science from which human beings can benefit, so mathematics is excluded from the Nobel Prize. In fact, Nobel once proposed to a woman, but she married a mathematician named Mitty Leffler and cheated Nobel. Nobel never married. He hated math.

08. Why do you wear red in the animal year? Geomantic physiology believes that the patron saint of the zodiac will pay homage to heaven in the animal year. According to the current statement, the protection of people will be weakened, evil spirits will take advantage of it, and red can ward off evil spirits. This is also related to the origin of Spring Festival couplets, so people wear red clothes and wear red belts to ward off evil spirits. This practice was later carried forward by people, and even underwear and socks should be red. 09. Why are the top four surnames of hundreds of families "Qiansun Zhaoli"? According to the records of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Hundred Family Names was first compiled by a Confucian scholar in wuyue in the early Song Dynasty. So he took the surname of the dynasty emperor as his first surname; During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the king of Wu Yueguo was surnamed Qian. "Sun" is the surname of wives and concubines in the Song Dynasty, and "Li" is the surname of emperors in the later Tang Dynasty. This is the origin of the order of the four surnames of "Qiansun Zhaoli", the head of the people. 10, the origin of "dog".

The nickname "Dog Son" originally came from Sima Xiangru. According to Records of Historical Records, Sima Xiangru "studied fencing hard when he was young, so his real name was called' Dog Son'. When I grew up, I didn't like his name and admired Lin Xiangru, so I changed my name to Xiangru. But Sima Xiangru's fame, "the son of a dog" is also constantly known. People follow suit, call themselves children modestly and use the word "dog's son". Where's the turtle son?

1 1 and one of the origins of 250. Su Qin has been trying to persuade the six countries to unite against Qin, which is called "the six countries sealed each other" in history. However, Su Qin was killed by an assassin when he was in Qi. In order to catch the assassin, the King of Qi posted a notice, claiming that Su Qin was a big mole and offered a reward of 200 yuan for catching the assassin in Su Qin. As soon as the notice came out, four people took the bait and claimed that they did it. The King of Qi hated the assassin's toothache. He was angry: 2000 gold is 250 per person. By the way, push these four 250 s out and chop them up!

12. Why do you want to give your children lucky money in the New Year? During the period of Northern Song Shenzong, one year on the Spring Festival night, Conan, the youngest son of Vice Premier Wang Shao, watched street lamps accompanied by adults. Unexpectedly, he was taken away by the bad guys and wanted to blackmail Wang Shao for a sum of money. I happened to meet a car passing by the imperial court when I was running away. Nanzi shouted for help, and the villain put Nanzi down and ran away in a hurry. Later, when Song Shenzong knew about it, he gave Nanhai some money to calm him down. Since then, "lucky money" has spread among the people.

13. Why do people in China call bragging bragging?

In the past, when slaughtering sheep, the butcher would cut a small hole in the leg of the sheep, put his mouth together and blow hard into it until the whole body of the sheep swelled, and the skin would split by itself with a slight pull of the knife. It's called blowing pigs or blowing sheep. If anyone wants to say that cowhide can be blown up, it is a big talk, because cowhide is very big and tough, and it can't be blown up at all. So "bragging" is synonymous with bragging!

14, the origin of the prime minister's belly punting. In Song Dynasty, Prime Minister Wang Anshi lost his wife in middle age and continued to marry Jiao Niang as his concubine. The life of an old man with few wives makes Jiao Niang have an affair with a little servant in private. Wang Anshi was very angry at first, but once forbeared, she simply induced Jiao Niang to tell the truth at the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, but Jiao Niang said that "the prime minister can punt in his stomach" and let Wang Anshi know his sufferings, that is, to give her 1,200 silver to marry his servant.

15. Why is it a scapegoat instead of a scapegoat? Old Testament: After Noah, there was a semu man named Abraham who gave birth to a son at the age of 99. One day, God suddenly came and asked him to kill his son Isaac and make a sacrifice. Isaac didn't know he was a sacrifice, so he followed his father up the mountain. Abraham got everything ready. Just as he was about to put his son on the altar, an angel flew over and took his hand, forbidding him to kill his son, telling him that this was only the test of the Lord, and he used sheep instead of sacrifices. This is the origin of scapegoat.

16, how do you kiss up?

It is said that in the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolians had a habit. When two people meet a horse, they should pat each other's ass to show respect. Second, a good Mongolian rider pats the horse's ass when he meets a fierce horse, making the horse feel comfortable, then jumps on the horse and leaves the horse behind. Third, Mongolians love horses. If the horse is fat, the two stocks will inevitably swell, so when I see a good horse, I always like to pat the horse's ass and praise it.

17, which pot does not open, mention the origin of which pot. In the early years, a father and son opened a small teahouse. Master Bai, the magistrate of a county, is a greedy advocate and often comes to eat and drink for nothing. Although the father and son can't stand it, they are very angry, but they are helpless. For a time, the old shopkeeper was ill and the small shopkeeper took care of the pot. When the old shopkeeper was well, he found that the county grandfather had never been here. Asked why, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "I make tea for him, but I can't say!" "

18, why is it called "eating tofu" to take advantage of women? During the Han Dynasty, there was a couple tofu shop on Chang 'an Street. The proprietress is beautiful and has a variety of amorous feelings. She is called "Tofu Beauty". In order to attract customers, it is inevitable to show off amorous feelings, which leads men around to flirt with her in the name of "eating tofu" and touch her hand while taking out coins. Later, "eating tofu" became synonymous with men and frivolous women.

19, the origin of yellow cattle?

Qi Jinggong likes private tea very much. On one occasion, Qi Jinggong played with tea, even with a rope in his mouth, and let tea lead him. Unexpectedly, my son accidentally fell and broke Qi Jinggong's teeth. Before Qi Jinggong died, he made tea a monarch. After Gong Jing's death, Chen Xinzi wanted to have a son, Yang Sheng. Minister Bao Mu said to Chen, "Have you forgotten? You are a willing cow and will bite your teeth. And the back is also!

20. Why should a noble son-in-law be called a rich husband? The rich husband is related to the ornaments of officials in the Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, it was stipulated that domestic and foreign officials should wear fish symbols and fish bags for more than five pieces. Fish symbols are made of different materials. "The prince uses gold and the official uses copper, all of which have their own names." More than three fish bags are decorated with gold, and more than five are decorated with silver. Those who can wear scarabs (or scarabs) are princes or officials with more than three products. Later generations called the aristocratic son-in-law a rich husband.

2 1, the origin of the word think tank.

During the Warring States Period, King Hui of Qin had a half-brother who was sick. At the beginning of his illness, his son was appointed as an ordinary elder and was named Yanjun because of his outstanding military exploits. Qin Wuwang and Gan Mao are left-wing and right-wing prime ministers respectively. Childe's illness is funny and resourceful, but he is thin because of illness and has a big cyst in front of his neck, which is dubbed "brain trust" by Qin people. Later, the word "think tank" gradually changed its meaning, from referring to cysts on people to referring to smart people.

22. Why are rich children called children of all enterprises? The clothes worn by ancient people are called "clothes" and the clothes they wear are called "clothes". The so-called petticoat is a big skirt. As soon as you walk, your legs breathe in the wind. In order to keep warm, rich people put stockings on their calves, which are called hoes. Rich people make socks with silky silk, which is called "Wan". The ladies-in-waiting in the Western Han Dynasty wore "open-crotch pants", that is, socks (there was no underwear at that time). This is also the origin of the word "Wandi's child".

23. What is "peach blossom luck"?

Peach blossom was once considered as a woman's sexual behavior in all dynasties, but there is a poem in the Book of Songs, "Peach blossoms bloom every day and burn their flowers", which describes the beautiful scene when women get married. In Zhouyi, "Meridian You Mao" represents four directions: due south, due north, due east and due west. When the four elephants meet, the peach blossoms will bloom. At this time, it is most appropriate to plead, so people call love "Peach Blossom Luck".

24. How did the system of three meals a day come from? Before the Song Dynasty, ordinary people only ate two meals a day, the royal family only ate four meals, and the princes only ate three meals. In the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial edict to the exiled king of Huainan specifically pointed out that "three meals a day should be reduced to two meals". This is due to the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, but restaurants are no longer confined to the middle of the market as in the Tang Dynasty, and the night market does not impose a curfew at night, so we added a New Year's Eve dinner.

25. Why do you swear with your middle finger? The "vertical middle finger" first appeared at the end of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France. The British archers caused heavy losses to the French army, and the French army vowed to cut off the middle finger of the British archers after defeating the British army. But as a result, the French army was defeated. When the French army retreated, the British archers stretched out their right middle finger to show off their still existing middle finger. This insulting gesture quickly became popular in western countries.

26. Why do men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha? As for lucky ornaments, the current wearing habit is generally that men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha's body as women. Trouble is inevitable, and the Buddha's tolerance can solve all kinds of troubles. Therefore, the "Buddha" of "women wearing Buddha" refers not to Buddha Sakyamuni, but to Maitreya. Men wear Guanyin more to make men less cruel and violent, and more compassionate and gentle like Guanyin.

27. Why did Li Er call Lao Zi instead of Li Zi? First, I was born with a white beard, eyebrows and big ears, so I'm also called Lao Zi, Li Er. Obviously, this statement is science fiction and nonsense. The second statement is more appropriate. Li eryuan's surname is old and his first name is Li's original surname. Moreover, Lee is rooted in the tiger totem, and the tiger in Guxian County is called "raccoon", so Li Er just misrepresented "raccoon".