The old man said, "A thousand words are men and one side is women". What does this mean?

"One thousand words are male and one side is female", the wisdom of the ancients in knowing people actually has another meaning behind it, that is, the eight characters of men and women are one of the academic gossip algorithms of Yin and Yang, and the ancients made a good summary and reflection on the date of birth of people.

First of all, son preference.

First of all, from a social point of view, this sentence actually reflects the ancient people's intentions in transmitting folk culture, and also makes people deeply feel that in the old feudal society, women's status was very low, and 1,000 men took precedence over women.

In fact, this idea will still exist in the eyes of the older generation of rural people and even some urban people. It's just not as serious as before. Having children is imposed by the ancients on the folk language, with the meaning of birth. In fact, this is unscientific, but it also reflects the ancient people's preference for sons over daughters.

Second, the importance of men and women in society varies widely. Another statement also reflects the importance of men in ancient society. The folk explanation here is that ancient men should pay attention to their date of birth when they reach adulthood. Here, a thousand means a lot of things to do. Marriage and public marriage, starting a family, becoming an official and seeking a job, etc. Are closely related to birth. On the contrary, if a woman becomes an adult, she will be "locked" in the boudoir by her family until she marries someone else. Even if she has completed most of her life as a woman, she is doomed to show signs of life behind her.

But men are different. Being an adult means that there are many things to do before you really become an adult. So the men and women here also reflected a folk custom of the society at that time.