Knowing books and practicing etiquette
It means being educated and knowing etiquette. "Selected Qunyin Classes·Mu Sheep Ji·Weilu Shuojiang": "But what I saw is different, and I don't know how to write and do the rituals." "Surprised at the Second Moment" Volume 6: "Since you know how to write and do the rituals, you can be a disciple of mine. "The reporter's office, I've been a little more relaxed." Chapter 57 of "A Dream of Red Mansions": "Fortunately, he is a well-educated and courteous person. Although he is a daughter, he is not a shy, frivolous and pretentious person." The second scene of "Thunderstorm": "I know you are a person who knows the book and knows the rituals. I can tell at a glance that you are a straightforward person."
The book of knowledge should refer to the Four Books, and the ritual should refer to the Book of Rites. .
The Four Books refer to the four Confucian classics: "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects" and "Mencius".
The Book of Rites, one of the Chinese Confucian classics. It is a collection of Confucian etiquette treatises from the Warring States Period to the Early Han Dynasty. The content includes two parts: ritual system and Confucian philosophy. It is an important reference book for studying ancient Chinese society, cultural relics system, ceremony, sacrifice, education, music and Confucianism. "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" records 131 chapters, and the Western Han Dynasty Dade deleted it to 85 chapters, which is called "Da Dai Li Ji". His nephew Dai Sheng also deleted it into 49 chapters, named "Xiao Dai Li Ji", and included it in the "Thirteen Classics". Among them, "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Great Learning", and "Li Yun" are important philosophical works of Confucianism and have a great influence on later generations.
This is a must-read book for literati in the past, so it is used as a metaphor for culture and people who know etiquette.