Three is like a man, seven is like a ghost(sān fēn xiàng rén，qī fēn sì guǐ)

Three is like a man, seven is like a ghost

It is an idiom that three parts are like people and seven parts are like ghosts. It refers to the ugly appearance of swearing people. It comes from the 23rd chapter of the outlaws of the marsh by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

interpretation

Swearing words. Swearing is ugly.

source

The twenty third chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "it's not in vain for me to marry such a man! Look at my three inch bark of dinggu. Three of it looks like a man and seven of it looks like a ghost. I'm so unlucky

Examples

Zhongxian said, "you old beggar, do you have any special prescriptions for treating diseases?" The 38th chapter of Ming Zhu Yuan

Chinese PinYin : sān fēn xiàng rén，qī fēn sì guǐ