little puss-head

Describing a person as a little puss-head, in fact, implies that this person is afraid to go forward and retreat after encountering something.

Little puss-head, folk saying.

Coward tortoise is a derogatory term, which is often used to satirize timid people. The words derived from this are "turtle head and turtle brain", "timid" and "timid".

Introduction to common sayings

Before Yuan Dynasty, turtles were star-rated animals in people's eyes. At that time, it was found that turtles lived for a long time, and their life span could reach 100 years. And it doesn't matter if you don't eat or drink for a long time, and it has great vitality. As a result, people became "fans" of the tortoise, and the tortoise shell was made into money, and the tortoise became a symbol of wealth.

"History of Eating Goods" divides turtles into four categories: yuan gui, male turtle, queen turtle and son turtle. Some people also used turtle shells as a tool for divination, and recorded words with turtle shells, which became an indispensable necessity in people's lives at that time.

Because the turtle was a star in the eyes of the ancients and had a good reputation, the ancients were happy to use the word "turtle". In ancient times, there was an official named "Turtle Man", who was responsible for divining bad luck for the country. Moreover, the ancients also named a star in the sky "turtle star" for divination.

The ancients also liked to use the word "turtle" as their names, such as the poet Lu Guimeng and the singer Li Guinian in the Tang Dynasty.