What do you mean by divorce?

Divorce your wife.

To divorce one's wife means to abandon one's wife.

For the seven standards of divorce in ancient China, we must first talk about the seven outs and seven outs. In fact, the seven outs and seven outs (also called seven abandonments) are in ancient Chinese laws, etiquette and customs. , stipulates seven conditions that couples must meet when divorcing. When the wife meets one of the conditions, the husband and his family can request for divorce (i.e. divorce).

Judging from its content, it is mainly from the perspective of the husband and his family and considers their interests, so it can be said to be a kind of oppression of the wife. But on the other hand, in ancient societies where men were in a dominant position, women were at least protected from the fate of being abandoned by their husbands.

Reason for divorce:

1. "Disobedience to parents"

That is, the wife is not filial to her husband's parents. The reason mentioned in the Dadali ceremony is "violation of morality". In traditional China, after a woman gets married, her husband's parents are more important than her own parents, so violating the morality of filial piety is considered a very serious matter.

2. "Childless"

That is, the wife cannot give birth to a son, and the reason is "unparalleled". In traditional China, the continuation of the family is considered to be the most important purpose of marriage. , so the wife's inability to give birth to a son makes the marriage meaningless. Take the "Laws of the Tang Dynasty" as an example: if the wife is over fifty and has no children, she can be raised by concubines. Based on this, Shuyi believes that there are no children under forty-nine, and they have not been born together. With the gradual maturity of the traditional Chinese "monogamy and multiple concubines" system, the number of divorces due to childlessness has greatly reduced.