Where does the word "couple" come from?

The origin of "husband and wife" has really not been found, so now I have found some sources of words related to "husband and wife" for you. The content is as follows. I hope you like it:

■ The origin of "husband"

When people talk about couples, the husband is usually called "husband" and the wife is called "wife". These two names and customs are still in use today.

: It turns out that some tribes in our country have the custom of snatching marriages. When a woman chooses a husband, she mainly depends on whether the man is tall enough. The standard is usually one foot tall. At that time, one foot was equal to about seven feet (one foot at that time was about six inches today). Only with a husband who was ten feet tall could he resist the strongman's robbery. According to this situation, a woman calls the man she marries "husband".

■The origin of "wife"

: "Wife" was first seen in "Yi Xici": "A man is in his official position and his wife is not seen." But in ancient times, wives were not men. Common name for spouse. "Book of Rites: Qu Li Xia" records: "The emperor's concubine is called empress, the princes are called madam, the officials are called Ruren, and the common people are called wives." It seems that the "wife" at that time was just the spouse of common people and had no status. Later, "wife" gradually became the general term for all men's spouses.

: There are many other names for "wife". In ancient times, wives were generally called "Ruren" regardless of their official position. The direct wife of a senior official is called a "wife", which generally refers to wives and concubines as "concubines". The wife is also called a "house helper", which means a person who helps her husband deal with internal affairs of the family. "Good wife" became a good name for a good wife. In the past, he would humbly call his wife "clumsy wife" or "mean wife" to others. However, the names given to wives among those with higher official positions reflect the hierarchy. For example, the wives of princes are called "little princes", and after the Han Dynasty, the wives of princes and ministers are called madams. In the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties, the mothers or wives of high-ranking officials were also given the title "Mrs. Gaoming".

■The origin of "husband and wife"

There was a famous man named Mai Aixin in the Tang Dynasty. When he saw that his wife was old and beautiful, he felt disgusted with her. , to accept the idea of ??new love again, and wrote a couplet on the desk: "The lotus has fallen and the lotus remains, and the fallen leaves have returned to their roots and become old lotus roots." His wife saw it, and the wife saw from the couplet that her husband abandoned the old and embraced the new. The idea came to mind, so he wrote a second line: "The yellow rice is ripe, and when you blow the chaff, you can see the new grain." This second line, using "rice" versus "old lotus root", is not only very neat and appropriate, but also novel and popular. Moreover, "new grain" and "bride" are homophonic, which is interesting. Mai Aixin read his wife's second line and was moved by his wife's quick thinking and loving heart, so he gave up the idea of ??abandoning the old and embracing the new. When the wife saw that her husband had changed his mind and did not forget the old relationship, she wrote: "My husband is very fair." Mai Aixin also wrote: "My wife is very caring."

This is an educational statement. The story quickly spread and became a favorite from generation to generation. From then on, the words "husband" and "wife" came into being.

■Li Ao's version of "The Origin of Husband"

It is popular in Taiwan that girls say on TV, "What does my husband do?" The husband is the husband, so he is called husband, according to the standards of the Qing Dynasty , this word cannot be used, what is the husband of the Qing Dynasty? In the Qing Dynasty, if the husband was a prostitute in a brothel, he would call a prostitute. If a prostitute called a prostitute, he would say you are accompanying your husband tonight. What does it mean to accompany your husband? Husband refers to the eunuch, the eunuch in the palace. Who is the eunuch? He is a person who has sexual desire but no ability. He cannot have sexual intercourse, but he has sexual impulse. What about it? He has the most tricks. He bites your prostitute's flesh and kills it. So when the prostitute curses the prostitute, when the prostitutes scold each other, they say that you will accompany your husband tonight. To accompany your husband means to accompany this kind of infertile woman. Skilled man, come to torture you. But today, a girl said publicly on TV that my husband was very good to me, and my husband became her husband. In the Qing Dynasty, this sounded like a joke. Although the word "husband" also appears in "Journey to the West", and Monkey King once talked about husband, the real stereotype of husband appeared in brothels in the Qing Dynasty. It came from the mouths of women, and it was all from prostitutes. Today, husband is used by women from good families, and it does not refer to eunuchs or eunuchs, but to their own husbands.

■The origin of "couples with hair"

The term "couples with hair" comes from an interesting story: It is said that in ancient times, an emperor was worried about himself the night before he ascended the throne. His beard was too short and looked down upon by the ministers (in ancient times, the length of the beard was considered an important sign of a man's talent and courage) and he couldn't sleep.

What to do? The empress next to her took this into consideration. She cut off her own hair and carefully connected it to the emperor's beard. She made the short beard grow into a beard overnight.

: When the emperor ascended the throne the next day, he stroked his beard and accepted the worship of the ministers with great ambition. It was so majestic! When all the ministers saw that the emperor's beard had reached his navel overnight, they all exclaimed, "He is the destined emperor!" When the empress cuts her hair and ties the emperor's beard, the emperor naturally cares for her. This is the origin of the term "hair-tied couple".

■The origin of "Husband and Wife Fei Pian"

"Husband and Wife Fei Pian" is the most outstanding among the "Fei Pian". The founders are Guo Chaohua and Zhang Tianzheng. During the Anti-Japanese War, the couple Walking around the streets, carrying baskets and selling goods, the couple looked fresh and neatly dressed. Their "fei slices" are unique. Not only are they carefully selected, carefully processed and hygienic, but the seasonings are also excellent. The couple bought tripe, beef, scalp and other raw materials during the day, and at night they carefully cut, picked, peeled and chopped them under the lamp with a knife. Thanks to their ingenuity, the couple cut the "lung slices" into pieces with beef tripe as white and tender as paper, beef tongue as red as a flower, and cow scalp as transparent and yellowish. In addition, the ingredients are particularly complete (including red oil, pepper, sesame, sesame oil, MSG, fine soy sauce and fresh celery knots, etc.), so the cold "slices of lung" are bright red, full of color, flavor and flavor, and are very popular among diners. When people in the streets saw the couple carrying baskets and carrying burdens, they affectionately called them "couple's lung slices."

Later, when the couple accumulated a certain amount of funds, they changed from selling food to selling on the street. They rented a store next to Anle Temple and put up a signboard of "Husband and Wife Fei Pian" in a grand manner, becoming the most famous restaurant in Chengdu. A famous "Fei Pie" shop. Nowadays, "couple's lung slices" has evolved from a snack to a very distinctive cold dish in Sichuan cuisine. It is characterized by its refreshing fragrance, non-greasy and non-sticky taste, and is especially good with wine.