celebrate a girl's birth(nòng wǎ zhī xǐ)

celebrate a girl's birth

Nong wa Zhi Xi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ò NGW ǎ zh ī x ǐ, which means that it used to be used to congratulate people on having a girl. From the book of songs · Xiaoya · skan.

The origin of Idioms

Shixiaoya skan: "it's the place where a woman is born, the place where she sleeps, the place where she dresses, and the tile where she plays."

Idiom explanation

Make tile: the ancients gave tile (spinning wheel parts) to the girl, hoping that she would be competent for needlework in the future. In the old days, it was often used to celebrate the birth of a girl.

Idiom usage

Congratulations on the birth of a girl

Idiom story

Once upon a time, giving birth to a boy was called "Nong Zhang Zhi Xi" and giving birth to a girl was called "Nong wa Zhi Xi". "Nongzhang, nongwa" is the book of songs · Xiaoya · Sigan, "is a man, the bed of bed, the clothes, the Zhang of Nong" It's the place where women are born, the place where they sleep, the place where they wear clothes, and the place where they wear tiles. " Zhang is a good jade; tile is a part of spinning wheel. Boys play Zhang and girls play tile, which is the saying that men are superior to women. In the Republic of China, the difference between "sleeping in bed and playing in tile" still existed in disguise. In some places, it is called "Da Xi" to give birth to a man and "Xiao Xi" to give birth to a woman. Relatives and friends present colorful tents and happy couplets. Men write "nongzhang" and women write "nongwa".

For some idioms and allusions, only when the meaning is clear, can they not be used or written wrongly.

Take "nongzhang" as an example. Li Linfu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, had no academic background and often made jokes. One thing is recorded in the old book of Tang Dynasty

Taichang Shaoqing Jiang Du, Lin Fu's brother-in-law and his wife gave birth to their son. Lin Fu wrote in calligraphy to celebrate the birth of their son: "I heard that there was a celebration of Nong." The guest looks at it and hides his mouth. "Nong Zhang" is written as "Nong Yi". The former is a precious instrument, while the latter is a beast. The two are not related. As a prime minister, such a mistake can not but be said to be an anecdote in the world. "The old book of Tang Dynasty" specially records this short paragraph to show later generations. After the Tang Dynasty, everyone used to satirize Li Linfu with "Nong Yi Zhi Qing" in his poems, or to satirize the scholars.

But in Su Dongpo's works, he skillfully uses this allusion, which is unique. Su Dongpo is very funny. His poem "he Shuan Gu Di Zhang Sheng Zi" is very apt to use allusions. Among them, it also catches the laughingstock of Li Linfu, but it is very popular

Yu Cong good gas night full Lu, Xu Township began to see the second baby. I want to go for the soup cake guest, but I worry about writing the wrong book.

When the new women join the army, they are enemies, and ADA Zhonglang is more than happy. I've always known English things. I'll try to teach you how to do it.

In the poem, Su Dongpo skillfully uses anecdotes, saying "only worry about wrong writing, make a book", the pen of banter, it is mouth. This kind of mouth covering will certainly make the host happy, because the poem is congratulating the host on his birth of a noble son by using Li Linfu's jokes.

Chinese PinYin : nòng wǎ zhī xǐ