There is a saying, fight for money.

Yes, it means a prosperous life in the past. Deer were also regarded as sacred objects in ancient times, believing that deer could bring people good luck, happiness and longevity. Those longevity gods ride sika deer. In Shang dynasty, deer bones were used for divination, and there were also inscriptions on antlers for yin deficiency. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the birds and beasts carved in this tomb were popular in Chu tombs, with real antlers on their heads, which formed the characteristics of Chu culture.

1, it looks beautiful.

The ancients' explanation for deer is: "Deer are very strong, but they are very timid and rush as soon as they drink water." It can be seen that the ancients paid attention to and observed deer. This is the basis of the emergence and development of deer culture. Beautiful traditional characters are beautiful, while beautiful characters come from deer, which shows that people think deer is beautiful since ancient times. Whether it's the unique horns, the glossy spotted fur, or the slender and strong limbs, especially the deer's natural kindness, femininity and introverted temperament, it is worthy of praise.

2, meaning love

Oracle Bone Inscriptions deer stand out for their antlers. "Shuowen" mentioned: "Deer, line also. If the deer is hungry, it will travel. " It comes from the fact that the male deer and the female deer go out in pairs, which means getting married. "Li" is a hieroglyph related to deer, which looks like two deer skins. The ancients married the man and gave the woman two deerskin as a dowry.

It means to marry a beautiful girl! The beautiful meaning of the word Li was later extended. As "Jing Hua Yuan Wai Ji" said: "There was no difference between men and women in ancient times, and Tai Hao began to set up a wedding ceremony, with the skin of the couple as the gift." Later people called husband and wife husband and wife. And the couple's skin is deerskin. Beauty is also used to describe women's modesty and introversion, kindness and femininity.

There used to be two idioms. One is "the arm of a deer cart", which was used to praise the unity and happiness of husband and wife in the old days. And the deer cart is our common unicycle in the past.

There is also a story called "Hong's Deer Car", which also means that husband and wife respect each other and share weal and woe.

"Historical Records _ Biography of Huaiyin Hou": "Qin lost his deer, and the world chased it, and the talented and sick got it first." Pei _ Ji Jie quoted Zhang Qian as saying, "A deer is a symbol of the throne." Later, because of the metaphor of "fighting for deer", they fought for sovereignty. "Book of Jin _ Wu Liang Wang Zhao Li Xuan Biography": "An old friend wants to fight for deer, and the family has the idea of dominating." Song Chengda Chang's "Lu Xu _ Talking about Help _ Fighting for Deer": "Qin lost his deer and the world was chased by * * *. Taking the world as a deer metaphor, although the language comes from Han, the Spring and Autumn Period has its own language. " "Fourteen Years of Incense": Rong Ziju said: The teacher of cooking,' Qin Shi is no longer, I am sincere. For example, catching deer, the horn of Jin people, Zhu Rong's arrogance and Jin Wei's', its language is still good.

Not only that, "Six Towers": Taigong said that King Wen said: Take the world and chase wild deer, and the world will share its meat. I have long said that it is not in the Han Dynasty. "In" When _ Disturbance ":"The two sides fight separately, each fighting, relying on Kunwu. " Zhou Enlai's "My Feeling" poem 1: "The Central Plains competes for deer, and the waves follow. "