If the word "coquettish" is used in contemporary society, it must be a bad word. Its meaning is almost the same as words such as debauchery and frivolity, especially used to describe contemporary women who do not know how to behave. , showing off and other behaviors.
However, in ancient Chinese society, the word "coquettish" had a very different meaning. Feng Sao originally refers to the combination of "The Book of Songs, Guofeng" and "Chu Ci, Li Sao". Because "Guo Feng" and "Li Sao" are the essence of the "Book of Songs" and "Chu Ci" respectively, the ancients took the Guofeng The word "风情" in "Li Sao" and the word "风情" in "Li Sao" are combined into a new word "风情" to refer to poetry and literature. With the continuous development of history, the term "coquettish" later generally refers to being a leader in literature or leading in some aspects.
In ancient China, the word "coquettish" describes someone who is talented and extraordinary in some aspect. As the Qing Dynasty poet Zhao Yi wrote in "On Poetry": "Li and Du's poems have been passed down by thousands of mouths, but they are no longer new." A country has its own talented people, each leading the way for hundreds of years? This popular famous saying, roughly speaking of the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu, is no longer new in this era. Talents appear in every era, and they have their own Leading the literary trend for hundreds of years. In "Qinyuan Spring Snow", there is also a feeling that "the emperors of Qin and Han Dynasty are slightly less talented in literature; the ancestors of Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty are slightly less charming", and the word "coquettish" of Mao Zedong almost means literary talent. That's why it is said that in ancient Chinese society, it cannot be used indiscriminately, otherwise it will be a joke.
However, with the development of the times, in the long process of evolution, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the word "coquettish" gradually evolved to mean scenery and grace. This is because with the development and prosperity of the commodity economy, the urban society has gradually formed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties in my country. As people's living standards have improved day by day, their pursuit of spiritual culture has also continued to increase. With the development and promotion of movable type printing in the Song Dynasty, a large number of popular Chinese novels began to appear in the public eye.
In order to make the story novels more in line with the public's taste, the literary works also added slang and some vulgar concepts from the market society. The word "coquettish" is mostly used to describe the love between men and women, while "coquettish" describes showing off. This meaning is particularly prominent in slang in urban society, so the word "coquettish" appeared in the popular novels of this period. The words often have derogatory connotations. However, during this period, the derogatory component of the word "coquettish" was not used to refer specifically to women, but was a derogatory term for both men and women. It was not until the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the introduction of Western ideas, that the term "coquettish" was used to specifically refer to women who behaved licentiously and immodestly.