#16/100-Day Poetry Image Check-in#1121
Three feet
1. Refers to the sword, the sword is about three feet long, so it is called "three feet" The name for sword. "Han Shu Ji Gao Di Ji": "I carry three feet in common clothes and conquer the world."
Du Fu's "Zhongjing Zhaoling": "The wind and dust have three feet of swords, and the country has one military uniform."
"Enlightenment of Sound and Rhythm": "Three-foot sword, six-jun bow, from the north of the mountain to the east of the Yangtze River."
Because the sword body condenses like autumn water, it is also called "three-foot water" ", such as Li He's "Spring Visit Zhengzi Jianzi Song": "The ancestors had three feet of water in the box and once entered Wutan to kill the dragon."
2. In ancient times, the law was engraved on three feet. It is placed on a long bamboo slip or wooden board, so it is also called the law, also called the "three-foot law".
"History of the Ming Dynasty·Zhai Luan Biography": "If you don't follow the three-foot rule, how can you trust the world."
"Historical Records·Biography of Cool Officials·Biography of Du Zhou": "You will fight for the emperor, not According to the three-foot method, the person's head is used as the prison. Is this the case? "
3. The ancient clothing system stipulated the length of the gentry's waist.
Bo, three feet of micro life, a scholar. ("Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng")
Three feet: The ancient clothing system stipulated the length of the waistband for gentry, which varied according to different statuses. The length for gentry was three feet. The ancients called adults "seven-foot bodies" and children who were not very sensible "three-foot children."
Micro-ming: that is, "one life". The official rank system of the Zhou Dynasty was from one life to nine lives, with one life being the lowest official position.