The Image of "Sister" in Ancient Poetry

1; [Fang]: The original meaning is the same. The ancient Shu people called their mother sister.

Shu means that mother calls her sister. -speaking. Duan Yucai's Note: "Dialect is also, and its characters are made by Shu people."

2: Female brother. The same parents or only the same father or mother; A woman older than herself.

In modern times, female brothers are often regarded as sisters, and they are also respected. -Wu Zeng's "Notes on Gaizhai"

Another example: big sister; Second sister; Sister; Sister and brother.

3. Older women (excluding those called sisters-in-law) are called peers or relatives of their own family, such as cousins; Father's brother's daughter

Address a woman about her age. For example, a sister; Sister Li; Sister Zhang

4. honorifics for women of the same age. Such as: Sister Li Er; Sister Zhang Sijie

5: refers to prostitutes

As the saying goes, "I love beauty, but I love money more." -"Warning Story"

Cassia waited on her brother-in-law at home for several days, but he didn't come. -Jin Pingmei

elder sister

1: (original meaning: sister)

Sister, female brother also. -Shuo Wen

The man called the woman's husband his sister. -"Erya"

Therefore, my uncle and sister. -"Poetry, High Wind and Spring Water"

Sister heard that sister came. -"Yuefu Poetry Mulan Poetry"

2. Another example: Sister-in-law (elder sister's husband); Brother-in-law (elder sister's husband); Brother and sister (elder sister and younger sister or elder sister and younger brother); Sister (address of prostitute)

3. refers to the mother

Now the so-called people, if Zhongzhou is a famous Han, Guan Yu is called Qiang, but a slave, called Muyun. -Liu Zhiji's "Shi Tong ZaShuo"