Ancient etiquette speech art

The ancient people showed respect in various ways, as follows.

1. Address each other with "noble character", such as "son, master, sir", etc.

2. Respect each other according to generations, such as "father, father, father-in-law, mother, wife, old man".

3, according to each other's words, number.

4. Add the words "virtuous, respectful and high" when addressing the other party's identity. Such as "good nephew" and "good husband".

5. Calling each other by their department means that they dare not point at each other out of respect.

In addition to "I", the first person pronouns in ancient times also included "Yu, Wu, Yu, I, Taiwan and Mao". But when the ancients spoke to their elders or peers, they did not use modesty, but used modesty without exception. For example:

1. Call yourself "immoral" or "not smart". If you call yourself "I, a villain, a fool, a foolish brother".

2. Call yourself "junior". For example, calling yourself "little brother, little nephew" and so on.

3. Call it "humble". For example, self-proclaimed "minister, servant, subordinate, ox and horse, go down by yourself" and so on.

4. Express your identity and status, and sometimes add words such as "humble, insignificant and pitiful". For example, they call themselves "disciples, students, primary school students, poor monks, humble officials and humble posts."

5. Call yourself by your first name. For example, Confucius called himself "autumn".

The polite language of the ancients is also manifested in: when talking about behaviors, people, things and things related to each other, most people should use respectful and euphemistic expressions, such as:

Address other people's surnames, first names, and words as "your surnames, first names, respect for taboos, respect for words" and so on.

Call other people's ages "noble, respectful, young and long-lived".

Call other people's residences "Zunfu, Fu Shang, Zunyu, Huaju" and so on.

Call other people's manners and appearance "personable" and so on.

Call the death of other people's relatives "an old friend, a guest, and a fairy."

Similarly, when it comes to people and things related to ourselves, we always use modesty. For example:

Call your children "dogs".

Call your friends "our friends".

Call your point of view "stupid, stupid."

Asking a person is called asking a question.