What does the tortoise mean?

What does the tortoise symbolize? Like dragons, turtles are one of the auspicious "four saints" and a symbol of longevity and courage. "Book of Rites" called tortoise, dragon, phoenix and scales "four dragon gods", which are treasures of town houses to ward off evil spirits, eliminate disasters and make money.

What is the moral of the tortoise? Turtle is one of the four auspicious signs in "Dragon and Phoenix Turtle Forest" and a symbol of benevolence and longevity. "Book of Rites" called tortoise, dragon, phoenix and scales "four dragon gods", which are treasures of town houses to ward off evil spirits, eliminate disasters and make money.

From the perspective of geomantic omen, the protrusion of turtle shell is radian, just like a mirror, and turtle shell can be used to melt evil spirits. In addition, turtles are long-lived animals, so the inclusion of auspicious animals is helpful to the health of family members. Turtles and five elements belong to water, and raising turtles is beneficial to their family's wealth.

What does the tortoise mean? The tortoise (Chinemys reevesii), also known as the golden turtle, grass turtle, mud turtle and mountain turtle, belongs to reptiles, turtles and Tortoiserie, and is one of the most common turtles in animal taxonomy. Turtles are distributed almost everywhere in China, but the yield in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is higher. It is also produced in all parts of Guangxi, especially in the southeast and south of Guangxi. Foreign countries are mainly distributed in Japan and North Korea.

The tortoise shell is slightly flat, and the dorsal abdominal shell is fixed. The back shell is 65,438+00-65,438+02 cm long and 65,438+05 cm wide with three vertical ridges. There are yellow linear stripes on the side of the head and neck, slightly flat limbs, webbed fingers and toes, and claws at the end of toes except the fifth hind limb. We can communicate with each other. 5? 5? 3? 4? 9? 6? 5? 0? 3,

What does the tortoise mean? There are four explanations for "turtle" in Ci Hai (when reading Gui). One is that reptiles have hard armor on their backs and abdomen, and their heads, tails and limbs can usually be retracted into the armor; The second refers to tortoise shell, which was used as currency and divination in ancient times; Third, the buttons of ancient seals are turtle-shaped, so they are synonymous with seals; The fourth refers to the height of the beast's back; The fifth refers to the turtle bag, which is a kind of bag worn by officials in the Tang Dynasty. There is nothing bad in it.

Before the Song Dynasty, "Turtles" and similar turtles were animals symbolizing good luck, longevity and permanence, which were praised by people. In ancient times, Xuanwu, the God of the North, was revered by people, second only to the Jade Emperor, and was actually a "turtle". Cao Cao's masterpiece "Although the Tortoise Longevity" describes the tortoise and leaps the snake at the same time. Emperor Xiaoming of the Northern Wei Dynasty took the tortoise as the calendar year (5 18-5 19), and some people named it, such as Lu Yuangui and Li Guinian in the Tang Dynasty.

Why did such a respected turtle become a curse word after Yuan and Ming Dynasties? Up to now, in daily life, words such as "turtle bastard", "dead turtle" and "shrinking turtle" are all commonly used words in curse street. Turtles have become a symbol of shame in the hearts of modern China people, and they are hated as swearing words. Investigating the notoriety of "turtle" can be roughly divided into the following categories:

First, the tortoise refers to the "cuckold". Under the note "turtle" in Shuowen, there is such an explanation: "turtle is old." Those who have flesh outside the bones are also. From it (snake). * * * It's the same as its (snakehead). The nature of heaven and earth, broad shoulders and no male, turtles and turtles, take it (snake) as male. " In other words, there are no male turtles. If you want a baby turtle, you must mate with a snake. That's why "* * *" looks the same as "snakehead". This erroneous interpretation provides strong evidence for the evolution of turtles from praise to disparagement in the future. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a system of "Yuan Law Order", saying that prostitutes wore purple soap shirts and corner scarves. Prostitutes, parents and relatives, men, wearing blue headscarves. The blue headscarf is similar to green. The headscarf in Ming Dynasty is green, and green is like * * *. So "the wife is having an affair, and the tortoise is the husband" has become another meaning of the tortoise.

Secondly, tortoise and tortoise together mean "rogue". "Forgetting Eight" was another name for hooligans in ancient times, meaning "filial piety, faithfulness, courtesy, honesty and shame", and the last one was missing, namely * * *. Because the turtle's reputation was ruined, and the turtle was the same kind of animal, "Forgetting Eight" became another name for the turtle. "Turtle", as a name, first appeared in the New History of the Five Dynasties written by Ouyang Xiu in the Northern Song Dynasty, with the curse of "thief turtle". Because "Forgetting Eight" and "Turtle" are homophonic, "Forgetting Eight" gradually changed its name to "Turtle". After the "thief tortoise", the northern tortoise was slowly established, which became the common name of the tortoise and also became a curse word. When turtles are slowly weighed in the south, they are often replaced by turtles. Some folk proverbs and two-part allegorical sayings have come out, such as "The tortoise likes to get angry, but it is hard to get angry", "The rich tortoise is the third generation", "The tortoise looks at mung beans-eyes" and so on.

Third, because the tail and limbs of a black cat can shrink into nails, the tortoise also refers to "shrinking the tail".

What does it mean to have a little turtle? From the perspective of geomantic omen, the protrusion of turtle shell is radian, like a mirror, so turtle shell can

To melt the evil soul.

In addition, turtles are long-lived animals, so the inclusion of auspicious animals is helpful to the health of family members.

Turtles and five elements belong to water, and raising turtles is beneficial to their family's wealth.

Therefore, raising turtles at the top can be considered as an auspicious sign, with advantages and disadvantages.

What does the tortoise mean? There is a saying in Feng Shui that turtles carry wealth, and Xuanwu, one of the four ancient beasts, is the embodiment of turtles. Turtles are also the embodiment of longevity, which is auspicious. Of course, it also has a bad meaning, which is used to call names.

What do you mean when people say you are a turtle? Maybe it's a curse, you bastard? Anyway, this name is ugly, don't let people call it that.

What does it mean to have a turtle? From the perspective of geomantic omen, the protrusion of turtle shell is radian, like a mirror, so turtle shell can

To melt the evil soul.

In addition, turtles are long-lived animals, so the inclusion of auspicious animals is helpful to the health of family members.

Turtles and five elements belong to water, and raising turtles is beneficial to their family's wealth.

Therefore, keeping turtles at home can be considered as an auspicious sign, with both advantages and disadvantages.