"Men look at their noses and women look at their mouths, and they are rich and noble in their lives": Observation of the life of the ancients and modern thinking
As the saying goes, people are like their faces. This is not to say that a person's appearance determines his or her interior, but that people tend to speculate about a person's personality and destiny based on their facial features. This concept is especially prevalent in the countryside, where the older generation often uses their faces to determine the future, and even find someone to tell their fortunes.
At the fortune-telling stalls in the countryside, the gentlemen always carefully examine the facial features of the visitors before telling the story. And some common sayings that villagers often hang on their lips, such as "men look at their noses and women look at their mouths, and they are rich and noble in their lives", which seem to have become their inadvertent "physiognomy".
A man's nose, a woman's mouth
In numerous ancient books and folk legends, a man's nose and a woman's mouth are given special meanings. If a man has a high nose, then he is not only dignified, but also more likely to have a prosperous fate. And if a woman has a small cherry mouth, she is considered to be prosperous and beautiful.
Conversely, men with hooked noses and women with large mouths are considered ill-fated. A man with a hooked nose may be scheming, while a woman with a big mouth is prone to provoking right and wrong.
Ancient wisdom and modern thinking
However, are these old notions really reliable?In modern times, these conclusions seem somewhat one-sided. The observations of the ancients may have been based on experience, but their conclusions were often lacking scientific basis due to the limitations of time and knowledge.
In the case of the nose and mouth, they are indeed related to the beauty of a person's face, but they do not determine a person's fate or character. A person's success depends more on his efforts, wisdom and opportunities than on the shape of his facial features.
Conclusion
Men look at the nose and women look at the mouth" is more of a cultural phenomenon and traditional concept than a scientific conclusion. In modern society, we should look at these ideas with a more open and rational attitude, and not be easily bound by them, let alone be prejudiced because of them.