As the saying goes: 'If you don't send something, it will be empty if you give it away.' What does it mean if you don't send it seven? what's the point

For five thousand years, China's splendid culture, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River have nurtured the character of the Chinese nation, the five mountains have supported the spirit of Chinese culture, and the Great Wall has symbolized the iron bones of the Chinese nation. Among the four ancient civilizations, only the Chinese nation has inherited, and the wars of other countries have become more and more divided, but with the progress of history, China has become more and more concentrated, which is related to the influence of Chinese culture.

Chinese culture is inseparable from the word etiquette. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, etiquette became the bottom line for the ancients to observe. Some countries fight each other. As long as the two sides have reached an agreement before, the two countries will abide by it, otherwise they will be spurned by people all over the world. So there is a story of chasing 70 miles and withdrawing 30 miles. Etiquette is the blood inheritance in the Chinese people's bones. The ancients once said that if you don’t send things, you will be empty when people are scattered. This sentence is about treating people. In the world, we look down to seven not to send.

First, you can't send bells and other stuff. Ancient China has always been deeply influenced by homonyms. From the ancient Chinese emperors, we can see that after the emperors of all dynasties and generations ascended the throne, they would associate the folk with the homophones in their names. If anything is bad, they will force the folks to use other names. Otherwise, according to the criminal punishment, after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne as emperor, he forced the whole country not to say words such as killing pigs, and forced pigs to be replaced by other words. Homophony has always been a taboo for our ancestors. So far, we still focus on it. When we name it, if we think of the meaning of the word, we can't just take it, it's the same as sending a bell. The homonym of sending the bell reads as sending the end point. Giving such gifts at festivals and birthday parties will undoubtedly make the other person feel like they are cursing themselves, so giving a clock is absolutely impossible.

The second is not to send shoes and other gifts. Many people don't understand why. Is it normal to send shoes? On the one hand, sending shoes is to hope that the other party will go further and wish the other party all the best, but this is not the case. Sending shoes is also the truth of the homophonic word. Isn't sending shoes and shoes a homonym of sending evil? In ancient feudal times, the ancients believed very much in ghosts and gods. Sending shoes means sending evil spirits to the door, which will affect the luck of the family and cause bad things to happen. People in most places have a tradition of throwing away their old clothes and shoes during the Chinese New Year. This may be why they cast off the old and welcome the new. Another meaning of giving shoes is to hope that the other party will leave quickly and not stop, which means forcing them to leave. So when the two meanings are superimposed, the meaning of sending shoes is even more terrifying.

The third is that you cannot give gifts such as pears. Similarly, giving pears is also a homophonic stem. The homonym of pear is to leave, leaving our life is mostly bad meaning, such as divorce, leaving home, etc., to a certain extent, corresponds to different scenes, so the emotions are sadness, sadness and other emotions, the corresponding scenes are not good, so send pears To a certain extent, it is to belittle people and hope that the other party will leave quickly. In other senses, pear, as a fruit widely distributed in China, is very cheap because it is easy to grow and mass-produced, and the price determines one's intention to give a gift, so giving pears is to look down on each other, think The other party only deserves the gift of this price. Giving gifts is a bad idea in our mind, so we can't give gifts and other gifts at will.

The fourth is that you can't send fish tanks and other things. Sending fish is no longer a homophonic stalk. In many people's minds, we don't seem to think that there is anything wrong with sending fish. The fish symbolizes good luck and is known as the God of Wealth of Water. Therefore, many people will keep fish at home and accumulate wealth in the family. During the new year, fish is essential because it symbolizes year after year, praying for good luck in the coming year, so fish is not a bad thing. In fact, the downside of delivering fish is the fish-man. The fish represents the luck of the family and the luck of the coming year. Sending fish is to give your happiness and luck to others, which will not only affect Feng Shui, but also your own luck. Therefore, it is impossible to send fish.

Fifth, you can't give wallets and other gifts. Wallets are modern parlance. In ancient times, it was called a wallet, a tool for holding money. In the ancient classics, many people recorded the story of women giving purses to men, so everyone thought that purses could be given. In fact, wallets are allowed, but not necessary. As a carrier of money, the ancients believed that it would gather wealth and be a symbol of a person's wealth. Giving a wallet casually will affect your wealth, which is obviously giving wealth to the other party. A woman giving a man a wallet means I like you. I am willing to give you my wealth and I am willing to be your wife. Wealth doesn't hurt anyone if they're married. In ancient times, wallets were also a symbol of love. It is only when the relationship between the two develops that they will send purses, not casual gifts.

Sixth, you can't give pillows and other gifts. There are many words related to pillows, such as co-sleeping, sitting back and relax, etc. From this word, we can see the meaning of pillow. The pillow is the object on the bed, and the bed is the carrier of the relationship between husband and wife. Therefore, it symbolizes love to a large extent. Isn't giving pillows your love to others? Pillows also have a meaning of stability, because sleep is the time when a person is most relaxed and relaxed, and when a person puts down their vigilance, so the pillow symbolizes the meaning of stability. In ancient wealthy families, pillows had a very high status on the bed. We can see it all from the decoration of the pillows. Pillow has many meanings, many of which are implicit. Giving pillows violates outline ethics.

The seventh is not to give gifts like umbrellas. The word umbrella is also a homophonic stem, and the umbrella is homophonic scattered. Since ancient times, China has regarded reunion and unity as one of the criteria of happiness. Reunion and family happiness are absolutely essential when others celebrate the holidays. At this time, if you give an umbrella, what will the owner think? From scolding a few words in the heart to fighting, the gains outweigh the losses. Umbrellas are daily necessities for people and have a wide range of uses. Umbrellas are also allowed on certain occasions, but we should also distinguish when to send umbrellas.

China's splendid culture has nurtured many customs, because our Chinese characters are hieroglyphs, or ideographs, and many of them come from life. With the production of these words, there will naturally be a variety of customs. Giving seven gifts is an ancient truth. It is not only about homophones, but also the truth of life. Not everyone can cover it in the mundane world. We can only strive to be perfect and avoid unpleasant things from happening. In daily etiquette, we should always pay attention to our words and deeds and pay attention to etiquette.