What does the word "husband" mean?

For women, there was a joke circulating in the street at that time: husband, husband, your husband is within ten feet, and more than ten feet is like a kite in the sky. I don't know where it flew.

Husband, zhàng fū, is generally used as a noun. Also known as husband, also known as "xianggong" and "husband" in ancient times, it is the male party in the marriage between men and women and the spouse of married women. In ancient times, it also referred to adult men.

When people often talk about husband and wife, the husband is often called "husband" and the wife is often called "wife". These two common names, customs and so on. It turns out that in some tribes in our country, there is a custom of robbing marriage. When a woman chooses a husband, it mainly depends on whether the man is tall enough. On the whole, she is ten feet tall. At that time, one foot was about 10 foot, while it was 16.95cm before Shang Dynasty, and one foot is basically equivalent to one meter seven now. With this ten-foot-tall husband, we can resist the strong men's robbing of marriage. According to this situation, a woman calls the man she married "husband".

1, [husband]: the spouse of a married woman, an ancient husband, did not plow the fields. -"Everything is ready, five mistakes"

2. [Man]: A man gives birth to a husband and ... a woman. -"Mandarin, Vietnamese"

3. [Man]: The husband of an adult man is angry and loving. -"Warring States Policy Zhao Ce"

1, male. A grown man. "Twelve Years of Gu Liang Wen Chuan": "A man is crowned at the age of twenty, and his husband is crowned." "Land Management": "In January, the amount of salt is five liters for husband, three liters for wife and two liters for baby." "Biography of General Bujiang White Ape" by a famous official in Tang Wu: "If you don't choose, there will be a bearded man more than six feet long, dragging a white staff and holding all the daughters." Qing and Lu wrote "The Biography of Guan Zhong Festival": "I once sighed:' My husband owed his country and died in a hurry. I don't care about my wife. " "

2. men. Boys. "On Mandarin and Vietnamese": "Give birth to two pots of wine and a dog; Give birth to a woman, two pots of wine and a dolphin. " "Confucius' Family Words and Seventy-two Disciples": "I am 38 years old and childless, and my mother occupies a room for me. My master kept me tidy, and my mother wanted to keep me. The master said,' There is nothing to worry about. After forty, you should have five husbands', and it really happened today. "

3. The wife calls her husband her husband. "Tai Ping Guang Ji" Volume 306 quoted Lu Pei from Hedong Ji: "Mother said,' The old woman will regenerate the dead bone into a heavenly teacher. I don't know at what level to answer this question. The woman said,' But don't give up subtlety. Xu Feng, Jiu Lang towel, can always be by his wife's side, and dare to reward him for his merits. Mother said:' Pei still wants to be a servant of Tianshi, but now she wants to be a husband. "Why not?" The 17th time of Water Margin: "I saw my wife ask,' Husband, why are you like this today?' Yang Shuo's Tongguan Night: "Her husband inspired her several times and said,' Be brave, you should be the mother of the masses, not the mother of the children.' "

4. Let's say a gentleman. Refers to a person who makes a difference. Jiao's poem "Answer to Yao Zhixin" says: "If you have a husband's tears, those who cry don't cry." Zhang Song Siguang's Preface to the Law of Men: "A husband should delete poems, books, gifts and pleasures, why not follow others' example?" Yuan Lin Quansheng's poem "Hanging the Tomb of the King of Yue" reads: "The short-sighted woman in the temple is ashamed, and the universe is only husband." The Daughter of Iron collected in Ming Dynasty: "Father is a husband, sister is a strange girl, and concubine is a slave?" Wang Mingduo's Preface to Sending Yuan Huanjun to Appoint Ning Yuan to Pay for the Army: "Shi Yu (son) guards Ning Yuan with Sun's disrespectful person, but he is unable to do so. jiyan Yan and her husband are also doing their own thing, just for medical treatment." The fifth time in the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "Suddenly, I said,' A certain man is determined to stand on his own feet. "How can he rely on marriage?" Zhang's poem "Night on August 15th" says, "You have been longing for it for a long time, how can you forget it?" Lu Xun's poem "Answer the Guest": "Ruthlessness is not necessarily a true hero. How can Reiko Kobayakawa not be a husband? "

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous man named Mai Aixin. Seeing that his wife was old and looked bad, he had the idea of abandoning her and making a new love, and wrote a couplet on his desk: "When the lotus flower declines, the fallen leaves become old lotus roots." Being seen by his wife, she saw her husband's idea of abandoning the old and welcoming the new from the couplet, so she began to write the second couplet: "The ecliptic is ripe, and the rice is now new." This couplet is not only neat and appropriate, but also novel and popular, with "He Dao" versus "He Lian" and "Xin Liang" versus "Lao Lian". Moreover, "Xin Liang" and "bride" are homophonic, which makes Mai Ai read his wife's new couplets, and was moved by her agile thinking and love, so she gave up the idea of abandoning the old and welcoming the new. When the wife saw her husband change his mind, she did not forget the old feelings, but wrote, "My husband is very fair." Mai Ai Xin also wrote the next couplet: "My wife is a woman." This educational story was quickly spread and passed down from generation to generation as a much-told story. From then on, the words "husband" and "wife" came into being.

"Husband" has many nicknames, and the common ones are as follows.

Husband, such as "thousands of people sitting in the room, all say different things." ? Shang Mo sung by Han Yuefu

Master, your respectful name. For example, "what a master learns, he knows his death that day." The wife of Pleasant Goat in Ye Fan

Husband, such as "My husband came back from Montenegro." ? Gao Pian will always be a gentleman in my heart. For example, "I am worried if I don't see a gentleman." ? The Book of Songs Zhao Nan Cao Chong

Lang, nickname. For example, "I would like to go out without worrying, and my husband has not returned." ? Wang Jian's Listening in the Mirror

Lang Bo, such as "Lang Bo Fang Shu Town, Beijing moved to the old country."

Lover, in ancient times called husband "lover", nice! From this, we can easily see the glorious and tall images of ancient husbands. It is estimated that men at that time were talking about corruption and engaging in small honey. In the ancient poem, there is a saying, "My concubine rises from a high building, and my lover holds a halberd." The word "lover" has no gender, and the wife calls her husband "lover"; The husband calls his wife a "lover"; It can be seen from here that the status of men and women was generally equal at that time, but this indiscriminate title also brought a lot of inconvenience to the couple.

Officially, the Song Dynasty was an era of cultural exchange between North and South. The appellation between husband and wife is also a dynasty with many appellations. Gong, the word "butler" appeared; Among ordinary people, there is the title of "official". Some wives call their husbands "officials". Up to now, the folks still call the newlyweds "the groom's official" and "the bride". The most famous representative is Simon. It can also be seen from this title that with the prosperity of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, the family status of men has also reached a new level. When an official is in charge of people, the official at home is of course in charge of the wife at home.

Sir, only the official address of the husband. Its prominent position in the family is self-evident

"Sir", also called "husband" in modern times, is a gentleman with original meaning, extended meaning and empty meaning. There are specific and general references. As far as its original meaning is concerned, the two meanings of "father and brother" and "Taoist" in ancient times were not used much. And its basic meaning seems to be "teacher". From Yu Xiansheng, I can't talk to people across the street. This is also a kind of honorific title for older and virtuous workers. Sometimes, it is also widely used as a polite address for people. Therefore, this appellation not only refers to certain specific identities, such as husbands, but also implies factors such as occupation and age. In other words, the so-called gentleman mainly refers to people with certain knowledge and older age. Calling her husband by Mr. is very elegant and means admiration and respect. This shows the dignity of men. It is still widely circulated in overseas Chinese and Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The word "lover" first appeared in new literary works. In Xiang Lei, a poetic drama written by Guo Moruo in the early 1920s, there are "white clouds on Mount Jiuyi, which converge and disappear; The flowing water of Dongting Lake is full of sunshine and tides. My love, when will you come back? " It is more common in novels and love letters. But at that time, it was not widely used as a title for a wife or husband. In the late 1930s or early 1940s, influenced by the New Culture Movement, some intellectuals in the Liberated Areas began to use the word "lover". After the founding of New China, it advocated equality between men and women, and no longer used discriminatory terms such as "indoor" and "cooking"; Before liberation, the terms "Mr", "Mrs" and "Miss" used in the Kuomintang-controlled areas were bourgeois. So "lover" is widely used. However, overseas Chinese refused to use the term "lover". A friend said that when he went to study in England, whenever he talked about his wife, he used the domestic address "my lover", which made people think that he was talking about "lover" because its literal translation means "lover". And in Japanese, the Chinese character "lover" also means "lover". Love, love, put it on your shoulder, throw it away if you don't like it. So it is used less now, and young people rarely use this word anymore.

Man, this is the most sense of belonging. Usually need to add an attribute, called "my man". Unfortunately, it is only seen by rural women who are usually very team-oriented. Our mouth smells like a secret intimacy! But there is no respect in it. The father of the child, the most subtle and euphemistic name. However, in such a complex era, this title is too inaccurate and extremely imprecise. You know, the father of her child is probably not her husband's. It is recommended to resolutely abandon it! Boss (leader), now all over the country, even graduate students call their tutors "boss", which is a bad title that husbands don't have much chance to enjoy. More often, they call their wives bosses and leaders.