In ancient China, there was a saying of "dirty tricks". What do these despicable means mean?

China ancient culture is extensive and profound. Later generations gathered hundred schools of thought into three orthodox religions, namely Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. The latter two are well known, but the Confucian scholars have always had different opinions. Generally speaking, Confucianism is just a theory, not a religion. Second, people think that it was religiousized during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Confucianism was regarded as a social religion. Jiuliu is a Confucian who respects Confucius and Mencius; Taoism respects Laozi; Mohist school, respecting Mozi; Famous artists, eloquent school, Zun Deng Xi, Hui Shi, Gong Sunlong; Legalist school, respecting Han Feizi; Strategists and strategists, representatives Lian Heng, Su Qin and Yi Cheung; Yin and Yang family, to Zou Yan; Farmhouse, respect Shennong; Saint, a school that integrates various schools, is represented by Lv Buwei.

The picture shows the fortune teller in the late Qing Dynasty.

The above are recognized academic schools in ancient cultural circles, which can barely be regarded as orthodox three religions and nine streams, while there are still three religions and nine streams compiled by ordinary people among the people, divided by occupation. The three religions have not changed, but the nine streams are quite different, including the upper nine streams and the lower nine streams. Shangjiuliu must be respected by the world, and it is a better profession, namely, monk, Taoist, painter, practitioner, feng shui master, fortune teller, chef, private school teacher and drugstore.

In the Qing Dynasty, there was always the wind of being an actor, and the duck industry gradually took shape. The picture shows the "six chrysanthemums" in eight hutongs.

Dirty work is the most widely spread. There were only nine jobs at first, and the cheap ones were unacceptable. With the development of society, people classify all the jobs that are not recognized as dirty work, which becomes swearing words, and later it is simply referred to as "dirty work". Among the first nine occupations, several are legitimate occupations in our modern society, but they were not accepted or had a bad reputation at that time. There are second-rate actors, 1, that is, the children of the singing pear garden, male, who are generally raised in aristocratic families, and have to pick chrysanthemums in addition to performing.

The picture shows beggars in the late Qing Dynasty.

2. handmaids, rich people or government handmaids have no status and can be disposed of by their owners at will. Not only will you be prostituted, labored, abused and resold by your master, but you will also burn high incense when you meet a master who can treat yourself as a human being; 3, prostitutes, women who sell their bodies for a living, this is well known; Beggars, people who beg for a living, as the saying goes, beggars die for eight days and open their mouths for seven days, all of which are begging. Monks can endure constraints, but they can be euphemistically called alms. Beggars don't want to work, they don't want to be bound, they can only beg. Of course, there are two emperors, one is Tang Ruizong Li Dan and the other is Zhu Yuanzhang.