Why does 250 mean fool?

250 refers to a very stupid, not very sensible and stubborn person.

Usage: as subject, object and attribute; It can be seen everywhere in spoken English.

What needs special emphasis is that 250 is used for verbal teasing, but it is by no means swearing or swearing.

From Qing Wu Ren Jian's "Weird Status Quo Seen in Twenty Years" 83: "It turns out that he is a scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, donating 250 Tongzhi and wandering around."

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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, and the treasure said, "Sell 2582 taels of gold." As a result, when he sold it, someone bargained with him. If he wanted it, he gave him 250 taels, and he sold 250 taels of gold. Many people laugh at him for missing eight taels of gold and being an idiot. Since then, people have called people who are confused about things 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.

In Zaozhuang, Weishan, Shandong and Xuzhou, Jiangsu dialects, "medium-cooked" means "250". Here, fools or people who are not serious, do things casually and like to make a fool of themselves are called "half-cooked". 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". (But in fact, one is 1000, and the other is 500 for amateurs. 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.

250 is the homonym of "two poles, half-baked and omnipotent", which is a very abusive sentence.