A complete collection of ancient age titles
Numbers were introduced to China from the 13th to the 14th century.There was no saying about age in ancient times.Each age group had its own appellation, and the appellation of men and women Not the same.For example, men at the age of 13 are called dance spoons, which refers to a dance that boys at the age of 13 learned in ancient times, while women at the age of 13 to 14 are called cardamom.
The ancients have a very good description of the age appellation, most of which come from poetry, and some have continued to this day, forming some idioms about age.For example, Cardamom Nianhua refers to the youthful years of young girls, among which cardamom comes from Du Mu"s poem "More than thirteen years of Pingping, and the beginning of February."
The names and origins of ancient men and women of all ages h2>
Childhood
Soup cake:Three days after birth, invite relatives and friends to eat soup cake.
First time:When I was one year old, from "Li Sao" "The first time of Huang Lan Kuiyu, Zhao Xiyu is famous."
Childhood:In childhood, from "The Peacock Flying Southeast" "When I was a daughter in the past, I was born out of the wild".
Childhood
Total horn:During childhood, ancient children divided their hair in half and tied each into a knot, like a sheep"s horn, hence the name " total angle".
Drop hair:Refers to childhood, slightly larger than the total angle, not yet crowned, and the hair is drooping, so it is called "drop hair".
Shizhang:Around the age of 7 or 8, 龀 refers to changing teeth, and Shi 龀 refers to the period when children begin to change their teeth.
Teaching:When you start learning at age 9.
waifu:10 years old is the age to go out to study
teenage period
dancing spoon:refers to a man who is 13 years old, It is a dance that a 13-year-old boy learns.
Cardamom:Refers to women aged 13 to 14, from "The Farewell" "Thirteen or more in Pingping, the head of cardamom in early February".
Tips:Refers to men who are 15 years old, and 15-year-olds are adults.In ancient times, boys were buns when they were adults.
和笄:Refers to a 15-year-old woman.
Youth
Dancing elephant:refers to a man aged 15-20.
waiting for the new year:refers to the saying that a woman is waiting to marry when she is an adult, often waiting for the word boudoir.
Weak crown:Refers to a man who is 20 years old.In ancient times, a man gave a weak crown at the age of 20, indicating that he was an adult.
Prince period
Living:refers to 30 years old, 30 years old is also called the year of standing.
Middle-aged period
Not confused:40 years old, from "The Analects of Confucius, For Politics" "Not Confused at Forty".
Knowing Fate:Refers to the age of 50, from "The Analects of Confucius, Weizheng" "Fifty and Knowing the Destiny of Heaven".
Old Age
Sixtie (Ear Shun):refers to 60 years old
Gu Xian:refers to 70 years old, from "Qujiang"" Liquor debts are common everywhere, but they are rare in seventy years of life.”
Haoshou:Refers to the old age, from "The Biography of Lu Qiang in the Later Han Dynasty", "So Taiwei Duan Ying, who was martial and brave, was accustomed to frontier affairs, and served the army with his hair down.
Old age:refers to 70~90 years old, from "Han Cao Cao Duanjiu Song" "Old age, all can die.The grace is wide and the grass and insects".
Yellow hair, mackerel back, and qi:refer to the elderly with longevity.
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