Who knows another explanation of "salted fish turning over"?

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Problem description:

Some people think that when a person's life or career is at a low point, there is a sudden turnaround, which is like turning over a salted fish.

I have heard such an allusion, but I don't know who knows it:

It is said that in the past, poor families were too poor to entertain guests. We can only get one salted fish. After the guests arrive, we cook the batter and fry it to entertain the guests! And the guests also know the rules: only eat batter, not salted fish, because the next time the guests come, they have to fry the batter again and continue to entertain the guests!

So it takes more than a year to use a salted fish! I can't help it. )

But there are always some guests who don't obey the rules or don't know the rules, so they should eat a little. Or if the host wants to make way for the guests, the guests feel embarrassed and always eat a little, so there are fewer and fewer salted fish! When the salted fish is half eaten, it must be turned upside down!

This also indicates that the salted fish has been eaten half, almost finished, and it will be more difficult to buy another salted fish after eating!

Therefore, "turning over the salted fish" means that life will be more difficult, not a major turnaround. Later, borrowing the superficial meaning of idioms, this word is used to describe a person who suddenly turns around when he meets difficulties. Or are there two different explanations, just like polysemy?

Analysis:

This is really unheard of.

However, it is nothing new for the poor to treat people to fish. Even in some villages, the host family can only carve fish-shaped boards and pour juice on them, which is regarded as a side dish. Pretending, meaning, meaning, everyone in the village knows, and it's not surprising.

There is another joke that everyone should have heard, right?

There are several people in a family who are poor and have no food. The salted fish "treasured" at home is reluctant to eat, so we can only hang it on the beam with a rope, watch the salted fish and have a bite of rice.

The son suddenly noticed that his mother looked up for a long time and said, "be careful of salty death!" 」