What do you mean, the tortoise is blessed in age?

The ancients regarded turtles as the spirit of longevity, because they used "turtle age" as a metaphor for longevity. Bao Zhao's "Pine and cypress" in the Southern Dynasties: "The age of the turtle can be secured, and the time limit for the generation of ancestors has been pressed." Zhang Song Xiaoxiang's "Partridge Days for Mother's Birthday" wrote: "I wish the tortoise and my son a good year. Tianjiao Erlao Changqing. " Li Ming Dongyang's "Burning Danzao Fu": "If a husband and a crane count the age of a turtle, they will frown, but they will not worry if they are not poor. The inherent ghost holds its balance and rushes to the desert to smash it. "

Word decomposition

Explanation of Tortoise (Tortoise) A family of reptiles with a hard armor on the abdomen and back, in which the head, tail and feet can be retracted. Hunger and thirst, long life: turtle. Tortoise shell (tortoise shell) can be used as medicine, and the ancients also used it for divination and currency. Also known as "tortoise shell"). Turtle and turtle age have the same interpretation of "turtle": age. Old age. Longevity years of pine-aged cranes: years of service. Party times. Service life. Teaching age: teeth.