Can a woman also be called sir?

Of course, addressing a lady as "sir" is respect and reverence for her. Just like Bing Xin, a famous writer we are familiar with, everyone who knows her will call her "sir". The word "sir" means that you were born before me. You were born before me, so you naturally learn more than me. You also taught me a lot of knowledge. I call you "sir", which is a teacher in modern parlance. This is the most correct understanding of the word sir.

Let's talk about ancient gentlemen first. In ancient times, it was unnecessary to say that men were superior to women. When men are young, they learn to read and write, and they must go to college to study. Most women stay in the boudoir, so we can see that many of the teachers in the movie are men, and they are also teachers. Because few women teach people to read, the word "Mr" mostly refers to men.

In addition, I want to talk about modern gentlemen. At that time, I had to say that men were still in the transition period when men were superior to women, so the status of men was generally higher than that of women at that time. Calling a woman a gentleman is also recognition of her knowledge or a certain aspect, but when you think about it carefully, there is no male chauvinism in it. I call you sir, which means that I recognize your knowledge and can walk side by side with us men. This was no problem at that time, and the environment was like this.

In modern times, it is different. Mr. refers to men, and for women, it's called Ms. That's what you usually call it on formal occasions.

The word "sir" is not a word with a long history. It has different meanings in different times. Personally, I think the word "Mr" used by women in this era means nothing except showing off a little literary knowledge.

Therefore, I think it is enough to call a woman a lady in this era. For women who have made great contributions in a certain field, we also have many suitable words to use.