What do you mean by "three aunts and six wives"?

San Gu Liu Po is an idiom, and its definition is: San Gu refers to a nun, a Taoist, a divination aunt, and Liu Po refers to a tooth woman.

In the old society, three aunts and six grandmothers often do bad things through this identity, so "three aunts and six grandmothers" are usually used to describe women who are not doing their jobs.

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"Three aunts and six grandmothers" is a classification of women in China traditional culture, which covers some women with specific occupations or identities. These occupations or identities are usually related to family, marriage and children's education, so "three aunts and six grandmothers" play an important role in family life.

However, in modern society, the image of "three aunts and six grandmothers" has changed greatly, and many people have misunderstood the word. Let me explain the specific meaning of "three aunts and six grandmothers" in detail.

"Sangu" usually refers to nuns, Taoist nuns and nuns. A nun is a Buddhist woman who points out that her family is a monk and usually practices in a temple. Taoist refers to female practitioners in Taoism; Guagu is a woman specializing in divination. These three types of women existed universally in ancient society. They usually don't get married, but choose to devote their lives to religious or mysterious subjects.

"Six women" refer to tooth women, matchmakers, teachers, goddesses, medicine women and stable women. Tooth girl refers to a woman who makes a profit by buying and selling references; The matchmaker is a woman who specializes in marriage introduction; Shiva refers to witches; A pious woman refers to a lady; Medicine woman is a woman who treats people;

A stable woman is a woman who delivers babies as a profession. These occupations were despised in ancient society, because they were related to family, marriage and children's education, and often involved some disgraceful things.

However, "three aunts and six grandmothers" is not a commendatory term. This word is usually used to describe women who don't do their jobs well and behave badly. In ancient society, due to the low status of women, many women's careers were considered unfair, so "three aunts and six grandmothers" were often used to belittle and discriminate against these women.

However, in modern society, the image of "three aunts and six grandmothers" has undergone great changes. With the progress of society and the improvement of women's status, many women are no longer simply classified as "three aunts and six grandmothers", but have various occupations and identities.

At the same time, people's views on these occupations and identities have also changed greatly, and they no longer use "three aunts and six grandmothers" to belittle and discriminate against women.

In short, "three aunts and six women" is a word with a long history, which was once a derogatory term for women in certain occupations or identities. However, with the progress of society and the improvement of women's status, this word has changed a lot and is no longer applicable to everyone in modern society.

We should respect everyone's occupation and identity, and don't easily use "three aunts and six grandmothers" to describe or discriminate against anyone.