Kanji is a very interesting script, but there are also many cases of jokes due to mispronunciation. Some people are ridiculed and criticized for mispronouncing a word, which makes us think that it is not terrible to read a wrong word, but it is terrible to teach others that the mistake is correct all the time. Therefore, we should know our shortcomings and have the courage to admit our mistakes. In this episode, I will share with you a few Chinese characters that are easy to mispronounce: 耄耋耆耈.
As we all know, the word "elderly" is often used to describe an elderly person. Among them, the word "耄" is in ".RitesThere is a cloud "eighty-ninety and ninety", that is, the old man between the ages of eighty and ninety can be called "elder". And "耋", in the "Zuo Chuan", it is said that "seventy 曰耋", therefore, "耄耋" together refers to the elderly people who are about 70 to 90 years old. This word can be seen in Bai Juyi's poems, and he wishes the old people in the world to be able toLongevityAnd in the end.
Extension: There are many words in Chinese characters that are used to describe people of different ages, for example, children as young as four or five years old are called "hanging hair", and children in their nines and teens are called "total horns". And for sixty-year-olds, there is a special name - sixtieth. Because according to the Ganzhi chronology, every 60 years is a Jiazi, so the age of 60 is called "the year of the Jiazi". In addition, ".RitesIt also mentions that the title of sixty-year-old is "Qi", which shows that in the concept of the ancients, sixty years old is also a special age, which can be referred to as "Qi".
In addition to 耄耋, there are two similar-looking Chinese characters: 耆耈. These two words are also often used to refer to older people.
The word "elderly" means a person who is sixty years old, and it can also refer to the elderly in general. With the age of sixty as the boundary, the word Qi represents a kind of person's longevity, because living to the age of sixty represents spending a Jiazi. Therefore, from the age of sixty, one can call it "Shou". Among the people, the 60th birthday is a very important time to celebrate.
Expansion: In Yunnan there is a special liquor called "Qiyun Wine", which is said to be named after the wine drunk by Emperor Kangxi when he held a banquet. This wine was later used as a tribute wine to the court, so the word "Qiyun" was also pinnedLongevityThe beautiful meaning of the word.
There are many words in Chinese characters that can be used to describe people of different ages, and among these words, 耄耋耆耈 is used to describe the elderly. The correct understanding and use of these words not only allows us to understand the charm of Chinese characters more deeply, but also increases the enjoyment of communicating with our elders. At the same time, it is not terrible to read mistakes, but what is terrible is to keep taking mistakes as correct and always teaching others wrong knowledge. Therefore, we must have the courage to admit our mistakes and constantly accumulate and improve our knowledge, so as to better inherit and carry forward the Chinese nationCulture