People often call people who are easy to be stupid 250. 1 Where did this expression come from?

People in China often call a person who doesn't speak seriously, does things seriously, does things casually and makes a fool of himself or "250". According to research, there are roughly the following possible sources:

First of all, from the story of the Warring States period,

During the Warring States Period, there was a historical figure named Su Qin, who was a strategist. He persuaded the six countries of Korea, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan and Chu to unite and form an alliance against the enemy of the same country, Qin, which was appreciated by the powers and kings and was named the prime minister, known as the "six-country seal" in history.

When Su Qin played an active role in Qi, he met an assassin. Su Qin was stabbed in the chest and died that night. The King of Qi was very angry after hearing the news and immediately ordered the murderer to be caught. But the assassin has escaped without a trace. Where can he catch him? The King of Qi had a brainwave and came up with a clever plan to lure the snake out of the hole. He ordered Su Qin's head to be cut off, and his body was whipped with a whip, so that his head was covered with blood. Then he hung his bloody head at the city gate and posted a yellow list, which read: "Su Qin was a big spy and deserved to die. The king of Qi always wanted to kill him, but he didn't think of any good way. Fortunately, he did it.

As soon as this list came out, someone took the bait. Four people came to receive the reward, and they all insisted that Su Qin had killed himself. So the soldiers "invited" them to see the king of Qi. The King of Qi gnashed his teeth when he saw the four of them. But he still solemnly asked: "How to divide this 1200 gold?" These four people didn't know that they had been cheated, but they were so happy that they immediately replied, "This is easy, 1000 ÷ 4 = 250, 250 each."

After listening to this, the King of Qi was still thinking about the reward in high spirits and was furious: "Push these four 250 out and behead them!" These four men became scapegoats and were killed. The real assassin, said to be a killer sent by the State of Qin, has already fled back to the State of Qin. Since then, the folk have left a saying of 250, which is often used to describe fools, idiots and people who are confused by wealth and color.

Second, from folklore.

Once upon a time, there was a scholar who forgot to eat, sleep and study hard in order to gain fame, but he never won a prize in his life and even had no son. In his later years, the old scholar was finally disheartened and indifferent to fame and fortune. Instead, I was very satisfied with my son and added two talents. The scholar recalled the success or failure of his life and couldn't help feeling deeply, so he named his two sons: one was success and the other was failure. From then on, the scholar studied behind closed doors at home and lived happily. One day, the scholar told his wife, "I'm going to the market." You urge your second son to write at home. The eldest son writes 300, and the youngest son writes 200. " After the scholar came back from the fair, he asked his second son how to study hard at home. The old lady replied, "I wrote it, but it's not enough. It's more than enough. Both of them are 250! "

Third, it comes from pushing Pai Jiu.

Pai Jiu is a gambling tool, which consists of two cards, namely "Baner" (four points) and "Wu Yao" (six points). These two cards together form ten points, which is called "shooting ten" in the gambling activities of pushing Pai Jiu. It is the smallest point in the ninth row, and anyone is bigger than it. It can't "eat" any cards, so later people used the word "Banerwu" (short for "He") to refer to those who can't do anything well and can't control anything. After a long time, I will call "two boards and five" "two hundred and fifty". In Hong Kong, it is also customarily called "Erwuzai".

Fourth, it originated in arcade game.

Arcade game's street fighter, which was all the rage in 1990s, originated from a arcade game named Street Fighter in 1990s, and the word "250" was also circulated at that time. This is a fighting game. When one party beats the other with blood, the system will display an English perfect. Because the pronunciation of the system is not standard (Japanese-made games, Japanese dubbing), the pronunciation is very similar to "250", so it spread. Today, in fighting arcade game (such as "king of fighters"), Perfection is still called "250", which has been well known by friends who played arcade in the 1990s. As for why "250" now means a fool, it is not the original intention!

In addition, in the fourth point, 25 years old in Hong Kong means "traitor and betrayal", which has nothing to do with 250.

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A Chinese book in a middle school says that ancient people used silver in two parts. Generally speaking, 520 is an integer unit, wrapped in paper. At that time, 520 was "one letter" and 252 was "half-sealed" silver. Because it was homophonic with "semi-crazy", people later called the madman "250".

Once upon a time, there was a fool whose family had fallen. One day, he went to sell a family heirloom, which said "sold 258 Liang". As a result, when he sold it, someone bargained with him. If he wanted it, he gave 250 taels and sold 250 taels of gold. Many people laughed at him for missing eight taels of gold and being an idiot. From then on, people called the confused person 250.

In modern times, it is said that some people learn the songs of the singer Wu Bai, but they can't learn them at all. Some people say that he is at most half a hundred.

"Medium-cooked" in Tengzhou dialect in Shandong Province means "250". Here, fools or people who are not serious, careless and like to make a fool of themselves are called "semi-cooked" (pronounced "semi-floating").

Say "250"

"250" is not an old word. Needless to say, Erya, Shuowen and Kangxi Dictionary are not included. I can't even find the source and the sea of words. Only Modern Chinese Dictionary has entries, but the source is not indicated. Only "[Fang] half a bottle of vinegar is recommended." "Half-bottle vinegar" comes from the Yuanqu "The Story on the Sima Xiangru Bridge": "Nowadays, ordinary people in that street read a few books and chew a few words, so people call him half-bottle vinegar." Sixty-four chapters of The Story of the Stone in Qing Dynasty: "Another first-class scholar is half a bottle of vinegar." What is "half a bottle of vinegar", that is, "a bottle of dissatisfaction, half a bottle of shaking", is a metaphor for showing off in front of a good person with a little knowledge, and it is also called "half a hanger". In fact, Xian Han was only half right and turned a corner. "250" means "money" and is more closely related to "amateur".

Just as "Ma Daha" originated from Ma's cross talk "Buy a Monkey", the root of the proverb "250" should probably be found in literary and artistic works. In earlier written records, we can see chapter 83 of Wu's "The Present Situation of Wonders Witnessed in Twenty Years" (1903-1905) in the Qing Dynasty: "It turned out that he was a scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, and he donated 250 tongzhi to hang out." 19 13, the short film "White Elephant Town God Temple 250" produced by Shanghai Asia Film Company and directed by Zhang Shichuan. Ding Chuhe plays the leading role "250", a farmer who entered Shanghai for the first time. Because I don't know the rules, my head is full of stupidity and farce, which is vividly performed and impressive. Since then, "250" has spread like wildfire and swept the world. 1924 Chen Duxiu talked about "250" in the article "Restoring the Right to Education". 1949, Shanghai Datong Film Company produced the film "Biography of 250", which tells the story of a simple and honest Ju Ping artist, nicknamed "250". Since then, the reputation of "250" has become even greater, and it has spread almost all over the country.

In addition, according to the famous dramatist Weng Ouhong, Zhuangzi's fantasy story was originally written in the early Kunqu Opera Butterfly Dream. Bangzi changed its name to "Big Fist Coffin", adding two clever boy roles of "250" and "330", which was quite a stunt and defeated Kunqu Opera. The Peking Opera Butterfly Dream is basically a remake of Bangzi, but Xiao Cuihua (the rest) didn't perform well. Shanghai famous ugly Liu Binkun reshaped the role of "250" and created a lacquered gown, a vest and a small hat, which was very simple and paper-like. After being carried out, he stood upright in the chair, holding a tobacco pouch in his right hand, bending his chest with his left hand for a while, and his body did not move at all. The audience was surprised by his skill and called him a "paper man". There is a dialogue in the Peking Opera "Butterfly Dream": Dressed as a child, he said, "Whose feather is it? Ah, this man is like a boy I bought for 250 yuan. How does he live? Never mind, let me call him. Te (special), 250. " The boy replied, "Why do you call me 250 ... You bought paper. I am alone. How can it be the same? "

"250" means 250 pence, which means "half-assed". From the above analysis, it is speculated that the word "250" probably originated in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. As for "amateur", it may be earlier.

Chu Opera is an ancient local opera, formerly known as "Oh Oh Tune", "Huangxiao Ancient Painting Opera" and "Xilu Ancient Painting Opera". It was formed by the fusion of the oh-oh tune popular in eastern Hubei during Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty (182 1) and the folk songs, Taoist feelings, bamboo horses, stilts and folk rap in Huangpi and Xiaogan areas. 1926 was renamed as Chu Opera. There is a traditional play in Chu Opera called "Half-baked Selling Shoes", which tells the story of a shoemaker who moved a nickname "Half-baked" to sell shoes for the New Year in the twelfth lunar month. It means that there was an "amateur" at that time.