The origin of the word gossip

The so-called divination is actually a means for ancient working people to understand the seasons and record the labor laws by measuring the position of the sun. The word "Bu" on the right side of the hexagram is pictographic, indicating that the pole stands on the ground and the point on the right is the shadow of the sun. The word "Gui" to the left of the word "Gua" is a ruler used to measure the length and position of the shadow. Through long-term measurement, the working people have mastered various seasonal laws of spring ploughing and autumn harvest. The so-called gossip should be a record of the measurement results in all directions of the earth.

1. Eight Diagrams originated from China's ancient thoughts about the basic formation of the universe, the relationship between the sun and the moon in the earth's rotation (yin and yang), and the combination of agricultural society and life philosophy. The original data source is the Book of Changes in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which contains 64 hexagrams, but no images. The Book of Changes records that "it is easy to have Tai Chi, and two devices are born. Two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip. " The two instruments are yin and yang, which can be extended to heaven and earth, day and night, and the difference between men and women. These four images are Shaoyin, Shaoyang, Taiyin and Sun. In different periods, it can correspond to four directions, four seasons and four elephants respectively. Qinglong lives in the east, with the spirit of spring, and shaoyang is the main one; Suzaku lives in the south, the breath of summer, the sun is the master; The white tiger lives in the west, with autumn qi and less yin; Xuanwu is located in the north, and the atmosphere in winter is mainly lunar. The four seasons of health care also correspond to: birth, growth, harvest and hiding. Eight diagrams, that is, dry, Kun, Xun, exchange, gen, earthquake, separation, Kan. Representing heaven and earth respectively.

2. 1, Yijing has a saying: "Yin and Yang give birth to Tai Chi, Tai Chi gives birth to two instruments and two instruments give birth to four images, and four images give birth to eight diagrams". The founder of Hong Kong gossip magazine believes that most of the world-famous gossip comes from the grievances between men and women (Yang), just like the gossip from Yin and Yang, hence the name gossip magazine. 2. The expression of gossip in Taiwan Province entertainment circles abroad should have started with Taiwan Province artist Cao Qitai, who used the word "eight bitches" at that time. The origin of the word gossip is also interesting. It is said that Hong Kong gossip magazine took a small gossip pattern on the "spot" when there was a dew point photo (Taiwan Province Province seems to have used stars or love). Over time, gossip has become synonymous with gossip. 4. Gossip means informal, gossip or news.