Now, if you call someone else the devil wears Prada, it will lead to mutual scolding, probably being beaten, and even more serious consequences. Because the word "devil wears Prada" now refers to a person who looks neat but behaves like an animal. You can think with your toes. It is not only a derogatory term, but also a very ugly dirty word.
In the Ming dynasty, the devil wears Prada was not a curse idiom, but a very high compliment to people. What happened? It turns out that birds are embroidered on the official uniforms of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty. According to different official ranks, the embroidered birds are different, as follows: one embroidered crane, two embroidered golden pheasants, three embroidered peacocks, four embroidered clouds and so on.
The official uniforms of those military attaché s are embroidered with beasts. One or two military attaché s are lions, three military attaché s are tigers, four military attaché s are leopards and so on. The lower the rank, the weaker the fighting power of the beast on the military attache's official uniform, which is also a symbol of power. People who wear this kind of clothes, whether they are big officials or small officials, are definitely much better than ordinary people. It is precisely because of this that "the devil wears prada" has become a word to praise others. If someone could be praised as "the devil wears Prada", they would be very happy and even set off fireworks to celebrate.
In the late Ming Dynasty, emperors began to do nothing, eunuchs tended to monopolize power, while civilian military commanders and local officials began to oppress the people, which was regarded as a bandit disaster. Whenever people see them wearing official uniforms printed with birds and animals, they will secretly vomit, so "the devil wears Prada" has become a derogatory term.
However, at that time, the devil wears Prada was only the curse of the people to those evil and morally corrupt court officials. With the development of history, its applicable crowd is not limited to court officials, but extended to all those who are corrupt. If you want to call someone "the devil wears Prada" now, unless it is a joke between good friends, you will definitely turn against me. Try it if you don't believe me!
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