cattle
cattle
Chou Niu, one of the twelve zodiac animals, is the second member of dizhi. Niu is loyal to his master all his life. He works hard all his life. He only makes contributions and doesn't pay back. When he is ugly, he ruminates the least, the slowest and the most comfortable.
It is said that one day the Jade Emperor will arrange the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and set the order of ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig and cat. The Jade Emperor asked them to come second the next day. At that time, the cat and the mouse were good friends. The cat said to the mouse, "tomorrow, you should wake me up early. I am one of the twelve zodiac animals. Tomorrow, I will go to heaven." The mouse agreed. The next day, the mouse woke up. Instead of waking up the cat, he went to heaven.
origin
1. It is said that one day the Jade Emperor will arrange the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, and set the order of ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig and cat. The Jade Emperor asked them to come second the next day. At that time, the cat and the mouse were good friends. The cat said to the mouse, "tomorrow, you should wake me up early. I am one of the twelve zodiac animals. Tomorrow, I will go to heaven." The mouse agreed.
The next day, the mouse woke up. Instead of waking up the cat, he went to heaven. At that time, it was time for the Jade Emperor to rank in the order of ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig and cat. The Jade Emperor asked the animals if they had any opinions, but the mouse raised an objection: "I don't think cats should be chosen. He doesn't respect you at all. You see, he's still sleeping. He doesn't pay any attention to the arrangement of the zodiac The Jade Emperor saw that the cat was really sleeping! He was so angry that he decided never to allow the cat to go to heaven again. At the same time, he put the mouse in place of the cat. The mouse said again: "I must be in the first place!" "Why? Do you contribute more than cattle? " "People think I'm much bigger than a cow." The Jade Emperor had no choice but to let people judge. So the mouse came to the street, ran from the street, people who saw the mouse all cried out: "big (HIT) mouse, big (HIT) mouse..." After hearing this, the Jade Emperor put the mouse first.
2. Some people think that the zodiac first appeared in the time. A day and night is 24 hours. Ancient astronomers divided day and night into 12 hours. At the same time, when they observe the astronomical phenomena, they determine the twelve zodiac animals according to the living habits and activities of the twelve animals. The origin of the zodiac
From 11 o'clock at night to 1 o'clock in the morning of the next day is the midnight, when mice take advantage of the dead of night and frequent activities, they are called "offspring mice".
One to three in the morning. Cattle are used to eating grass at night, farmers often get up late at night to light the lamp to feed cattle, so it is called "ugly cattle".
It's three to five in the morning. At this time, the tiger is the most ferocious. The ancients often heard the roar of the tiger at this time, so it is called "Yin tiger".
It's five to seven in the morning. At dawn, rabbits come out of the nest and like to eat grass with morning dew, so it is called "Mao rabbit".
It is Chenshi from seven to nine in the morning. At this time, it's easy to get foggy. It's said that the Dragon likes to fly in the clouds. It's also worth the rising sun, so it's called "Chenlong".
9:00 to 11:00 in the morning, which is 6:00. When the fog cleared and the sun was shining, snakes came out of the cave to look for food, pretending to be snakes.
11:00 to 1:00 at noon. In ancient times, wild horses were not tamed by human beings. Every time at noon, they ran around and hissed, so they were called "afternoon horses".
One to three o'clock in the afternoon. In some places, this time is called "sheep out of the slope", which means a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "Weiyang".
Three to five p.m. is the application time. When the sun goes to the west, monkeys like to cry at this time, so it's called "Shen monkey".
Five to seven p.m. is unitary hour. When the sun sets, the chicken spins in front of its nest, so it is called Youji.
From 7:00 to 9:00 in the evening, it is Xu Shi. After a hard day's work, I'm ready to rest. The dog lies in front of the door to guard, and barks when there is any movement, so it is called "Xu dog".
From 9:00 to 11:00 at night, it is the time of the sea. In the dead of night, you can hear the sound of pig arch groove, so it is called "Hai pig".
In this way, the time of the day and the animals are arranged as follows: rat, Chou Niu, Yin Hu, Mao Tu, Chen long, Si she, Wu Ma, Wei Yang, Shen Hou, you Ji, Xu Gou, Hai Zhu.
Later, people used this method to record the year, and the zodiac appeared.
Culture
Yuan Zhen, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem "spring birth": whip outside the gate of niuxian County, fight for soil to build spring silkworm. " First "whip" and then "fight" is an integral part of the ancient custom of sending winter cold to welcome spring.
Whip spring cattle, also known as whip local cattle, originated earlier. "Zhouli · Yueling" records: "unearthed cattle to send cold." Later, it has been preserved, but in the spring, the Tang and Song dynasties were the most prosperous, especially after the song Renzong promulgated the Tu Niu Jing, the custom of whipping Tu Niu spread more widely, and even became an important part of folk culture.
According to the records of Ji'nan Fu Zhi · Sui Shi written by Kangxi, "on the day before the beginning of spring, the officials led the people, with spring cattle and mang gods, to welcome the spring in the eastern suburbs. Wuxinpan, commonly known as chunpan, drinks Chunjiu and hairpins Chunhua. Li people and Xinghu dress up as fishermen, woodcutters and farmers, and perform various dramas. The decorations are decorated as spring buildings. The children in Shiqu, wearing colorful clothes and ghost faces, dance with each other, which is also a legacy of Nuo in ancient villages. On the day of spring, the officials had their own colorful battles. The three who attacked the local ox were called whip spring, which showed the intention of persuading the farmers. It's called sending spring cows to the gentry's house and to the door to sing drum music. " The significance of whipping spring cattle is not limited to sending cold air and promoting spring ploughing, but also has certain witchcraft significance. Shandong people want to break up the local cattle, and everyone is fighting for the soil of spring cattle, which is called robbing spring, and it is lucky to get the head of cattle. The characteristics of the spring cows in Zhejiang Province are that they kowtow to the spring cows one by one and worship them. After that, the common people rush up to smash the spring cows, and then take the spring cattle mud home and scatter it in the cattle pen. It can be seen that whipping spring cattle is also a kind of breeding witchcraft, that is, spreading the spring cattle soil in the bullpen can promote the breeding of cattle.
Among the customs of the Han nationality, there is the saying of "tie cattle and get rich", which is popular in Hunan. In the local area, a cow that is shared by several households is called jieniu Caiqin, and is regarded as a relative. Once the ownership of the cow is changed to someone else, its "relative" relationship ends here. Popular in Liuba County, Shaanxi Province, the "bull King Club" is the title of celebrating the old man's birthday, because cattle plough the land, contribute to people, and rank in the forefront of the Chinese zodiac, in the name of cattle to celebrate the old man's birthday, in order to show respect.
Idioms related to cattle
It is a metaphor for a very small value or stinginess.
Nine oxen and two tigers means great power.
It's a bit of a talent.
There are a lot of books.
It means that once gone, there is no trace.
"Pao Ding Jie Niu" is a metaphor for knowing things thoroughly, being able to do things easily and freely.
[playing the lute to a cow] is a metaphor for the amorous feelings.
It is a metaphor for stubborn thinking and self trapped in a desperate situation.
[newborn calf] a new born calf is not afraid of anything. It is used to describe a new born person who is not afraid of difficulties and evil forces.
It describes the love of parents for their children.
Cattle plough the land, meritorious to people, and in the forefront of the zodiac, in the name of cattle to the old man's birthday, to show respect.
Dialect phonology
Gan Dialect: ngiau2ngiu2
The Hakka dialect ngiu2ngiu2ngiu2ngiu2ngiu2ngiu2gniu3niu2ngieu2ngiu2ngiu2
Cantonese ngau4
Korean Wu
Vietnamese ng ư u
Chinese PinYin : Niu
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