Originally refers to the season when peaches and plums are in full bloom, generally refers to spring, and is extended to youth, which is a metaphor for youth. It is often used to describe women's "powder is light and fragrant, and peaches and plums can't be filled with it". Early summer is not like midsummer, so peaches and plums are used to refer to twenty-year-old women.
Ancient age appellation came from different sources, and most of them were named according to the physiological characteristics of different ages. In addition, we often say that the year of standing, the year of being puzzled and the year of knowing one's life all come from the records in the Analects of Confucius.
Our country also has the tradition of keeping track of the year of cadres and cadres, and 60 years is a round, so there is a saying that 60 years old is the year of flowers and flowers. Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in a poem: "Wine debts are everywhere, and life is 70 years old." People everywhere owe money to buy wine, which is a trivial matter. People can live to seventy years old, which is rare in ancient times. As a result, seventy has another nickname of "seventy years old".
Origin of appellation
In the process of reading ancient prose, we often come across some words expressing age appellation, such as "weak crown" and "fatigue". Students are often confused about this. In fact, there are many words like this, which we must know in the process of reading ancient Chinese.
The ancient age appellation came from different sources, most of them were named according to the physiological characteristics of different ages, but some of them followed the words of their predecessors and became fixed names.
Of all age appellation, the title "ninety" is the most interesting. Or "mackerel back", mackerel is a kind of fish, and the stripes on its back are like the wrinkled skin of an old man. In old age, senile spots appear on the skin, such as the skin of frozen pears, so it is also called "frozen pears".
There are also names based on physiological characteristics, for example, people are called "babies" at birth because they need to be held on their chests to feed them. Babies can pass fake, fake breasts. A baby is a child held on his chest. Seven-year-old is not only called "mourning", but also called "losing teeth", so it is called because it is the period of changing teeth.