What do you mean by braiding?

Wuhan dialect is really cruel, and it can connect two things that can't be put down. For example, the word "pull the braid" sounds like a verb-pull the braid up, but in Wuhan dialect, it finally became a noun. "Pull braid" is a kind of address in Wuhan population. Simply put, if you are a woman, then your brother is your husband's "braid".

Why is there such a strange name? There is an allusion here. In the past, there was a folk custom in Wuhan that the only son or son should tie a braid at the top of the door, like a comb. This is called "braiding". This braid won't be cut until you are ten years old. It is said that it is to "raise better."

What is the relationship between the younger son's "braid" and uncle Lang's address? Here, there is a little joke. He is said to be a poor scholar, and he will take a new girl back after three days of marriage. He didn't know a set of gifts and letters from a big family, nor did he know how to make the old man and his mother happy, so he asked his wife for advice. His wife said, "It's easy! My old man loves my brother the most, as long as you are good to my brother and responsible for the problem! " The scholar asked again, "What if I don't know your brother?" His wife smiled: "That's him!"

When we arrived at the old in-laws' room, everyone invited the new in-laws to sit on the table. When this was given to that, he panicked and quickly pointed to his brother-in-law: "Come, let's braid our hair, please sit on the table!" " So "braiding" became my nickname for my brother-in-law.

Of course, this is just a joke. What is the origin of this word? It may not be like this, but we can imagine that my brother-in-law and my sister go back to their parents' house to play together, and my brother-in-law touches the braid on his brother-in-law's head and knows how affectionate it is! In addition, "pull" and "uncle" are homophonic, so Wuhan people call "brother-in-law" pulling pigtails. This word is both casual and vivid, and it has cultural origin!