What does the cuckold mean?

A green hat, as its name implies, is a green hat, which means to be worn by people. Implicit meaning is that a man's woman or a woman's man has an affair with another man or woman, and this man or woman is said to be cuckolded.

Being cuckolded is a very disgraceful, shameful and humiliating thing. The "green hat" has been passed down from generation to generation for a long time. Although there are different opinions, the general meaning is the same. Later, everyone called this kind of thing "green hat".

Cheating is called cuckolding.

Green and hats can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, if poor people can't afford their children at home, they have to sell them in the market. At this time, they wore green headscarves and showed off to the public. This is the earliest origin of "Green Hat".

In the Han Dynasty, the green hat was carried forward by a man named Dong Yan. According to historical records, Dong Yan was the lover of Princess Guantao, the aunt of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Once, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited his aunt and happened to meet them together. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was angry and asked Dong Yan to come out to see him wearing a green turban.

As mentioned earlier, green is related to crime and punishment. According to historical records, it was not until the Tang Dynasty that prisoners wore green headscarves and marched in the streets, but the ancients passed on this color for a long time. The Tang Dynasty did not turn green into a shameful color out of thin air. Presumably a long time ago, history turned green into a humble color and passed it down.

The story of Dong Yan in Han Dynasty may be the earliest source of the word "Green Hat".