Qian Yong, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty, wrote Walking in the Garden in A.D. 1600. Yi Neng's Building wrote: "Yangzhou should be the first place to build a house. If the composition changes, there will be no similarity. " People who often watch other movies sometimes find a subtitle at the end of the film: "This play is pure fiction. If it is similar, it is a coincidence. " So, why is the same also called "similarity"?
Thunder refers to the huge noise produced by turbulent air when the atmosphere is discharged. According to Shuo Wen Jie Zi, "Lei, this is the first time." Another "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "Mo, Yin and Yang become thinner, and rain creatures also." Another example is Xunzi. Confucianism uploaded: "Your name is like the sun and moon in the community network of the trading company, and there should be thunder in the world." It means that noble fame will rise like the sun and the moon, and the whole world will respond to him like thunder.
According to ancient records, the word "similarity" originated from the Book of Rites. Qu Lishang: "Don't say it when you are old. Great, I'm all ears. Don't say it is the same. " Zheng Xuan in Han Dynasty. Note: "The sound of thunder, everything should be the same; People's words should be their own, not of course. "
The general idea of this passage is, don't interrupt until the elders mention it. Look dignified and listen respectfully. Don't interrupt or agree until the elders have finished. Zheng Xuan's annotation on "similarity" in Han Dynasty holds that everything responds at the same time when it thunders; People should have their own opinions when they speak, don't copy others' remarks, and speak for themselves, just like listening to thunder in everything.
In addition, in Hanshu. Liu Xinchuan uploaded: "Similarity and obedience, the voice of right and wrong." The general idea is that people follow the trend and say yes themselves; Others say no, and they say no. So "similarity" originally meant "echo", and later it was gradually used to mean the same.