As the saying goes, 'Close your mouth and bend your bows, and bend your waist without meat.' What is the meaning behind it?

It is often said that "the sea cannot be measured, and a person cannot be seen", which means that the sea is endless, and people should not judge someone's character and behavior by their appearance. Because a person's appearance cannot determine his inner world.

But in Chinese feudal society, what people value most is a person's face, that is, his appearance. It is said that the face is the mirror of one's heart and can reflect one's past character. Is it really that amazing?

As the saying goes, the bow cannot be crossed when the mouth is closed, and the cheeks have no flesh to bend over. How is this going? What is the deep meaning behind these proverbs that our ancestors left us? let us see!

strange saying

Common sayings are common languages ​​agreed upon by people. They are sentences summed up by working people from their life experience and knowledge for thousands of years. Even people who don’t understand words can understand them. Most proverbs are conventional and deeply philosophical.

Most of these proverbs are catchy and easy to understand. This is one of the reasons why proverbs can be passed down orally for thousands of years. Of course, as we mentioned earlier, how to understand that shutting up and bowing is unprofessional, and there is no flesh on the cheeks.

Let’s talk about the first half of the sentence. It is easy to understand literally, that is to say, people with closed mouth and bow can’t communicate, and they can’t have deep friendship. How is this going? What does it mean?

Closing the mouth and bowing actually refers to the appearance of a person. Closing your mouth means closing your mouth. Bowing means that the mouth is curved like an inverted bow. The closed mouth bow is easy to understand. This means that when the person closes his mouth, his expression is like an inverted bow.

We can imagine that in real life, when we see such a person, it is difficult to provoke him. Of course, in ancient times, people also attached great importance to their faces. In ancient times, there was no cosmetic surgery. A person's face determines his life.

In ancient times, people often believed that a person's appearance was derived from his heart. If your heart is ugly, your face must be sour, and if you are a kind person, your facial features must be correct.

In ancient times, talent alone was not enough. You must have a good appearance. Otherwise, when you come to the emperor, the emperor will look at you with crooked nose and small eyes every day, not to mention how disgusted you are. Therefore, the ancients had no reason to pay attention to the contrast of three courts and five eyes.

In the folk, if someone lives on this side, most of them are living and repressed people. Such people think too much and are not good at talking to people. Over time, people gradually moved away from him, and the label of his closed mouth and bow was completely branded on him.

At first, the man had some apprehension, plus the blessing of the label that people would point him out when they saw him. In such a vicious circle, the person no longer gets along with people, and also sits and bends the bow.

It seems impossible to judge whether the person is worthy of a standard. If the person is chronically depressed, the person rarely exhibits a positive appearance, which is actually bound by stereotypes.

important face

So how to interpret the second sentence? Let's take it literally. There is no flesh on the cheeks, which means there is no fat on the sides of the cheeks. In fact, this is often referred to as a spiky-mouthed monkey cheek. Of course, sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks are not a compliment in the word.

In fact, there is a question of physiognomy here. In ancient times, those who looked at pictures believed that a person's daily behavior and habits were reflected in his face, and his face determined the quality of the person. Like the facial features of the good guys are correct and the facial features of the bad guys are weird.

The correct facial features are usually complete heaven, the pavilion is square, and the stature is usually tall. And those sinister villains are a pair of sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, acerbic and mean appearance. They don't look like a good person.

Of course, this is unfounded, as the lack of meat on the cheeks is likely because he did not eat enough, ancient productivity was relatively backward, and ordinary people rarely had enough food to secure their cheeks and cheeks. Years of hunger, naturally no proud meat.

In ancient times, the pursuit of fame and fortune was a frenzy. People who can't eat enough and don't wear warm clothes naturally have no meat. Who wants to deal with poor ghosts? It does not benefit itself. Of course, these poor people who can't even get enough to eat are unavoidable.

So how to explain that the big bend actually refers to the waist of the water snake. Those people walked with their waists writhing incessantly, like water snakes. Of course, the term is often used to describe ancient women because of their thin waists.

Of course, serious people don't teach girls to twist and walk, but in those willow places, women who make a living will deliberately twist their waists to attract the attention of men and thus attract customers. In ancient times, people paid the most attention to firmness, and such women were certainly not welcome.

In ancient times, the requirements for women were very strict. One door does not go out, two doors do not go out, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting must be proficient. If you learn that those women out there twist their waists and walk, the woman of the big family will be ridiculed and she won't be able to get married.

Face doesn't matter.

Of course, face is not important to modern people. Even if that person is fierce, he is a kind person who even helps you in times of crisis. Therefore, it is not advisable to judge people by their appearance.

But a person's human qualities should not be stereotyped at first glance. We need to slowly understand and respect a person when we get along with him. In fact, the way we judge a person by their face and body is subjective.

It is said that, over time, seeing people's hearts and judging the quality of this person only at first glance, in fact, this is a wrong behavior, and about antiquity, in fact, just feudal scum, although he sometimes seems very efficient.

Of course, when we look back, those who seem vitriolic look like villains. Those gentlemen usually exhibit very correct facial features and overall give the appearance of a good person.

Therefore, in the process of making friends with friends, we must recognize the real face of this person, and not be attracted by his appearance and then be deceived. Everyone wants to have a few close friends, but not everyone can be your close friend. We must open our eyes to understand.