What does seventy-two lines mean?

Seventy-two lines are a general term for various industries. "Seventy-two lines" is an imaginary indicator.

Tao Xingzhi's Automatic School Poetry: "It's strange that there is a school where children teach their children automatically. Mr. Seventy-two lines, if Mr. Wang is not studying, "Seventy-two lines" is an imaginary indicator. Today, people often say that 72 lines or 360 lines are not specific numbers.

Generally speaking, the ancient trades can be divided into "three religions and nine streams", "five elements and eight merits", "all kinds" and "three aunts and six women".

1, "three religions" refers to Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China.

2. "Nine streams" are divided into "Upper Nine streams", "Middle Nine streams" and "Lower Nine streams".

"Shangjiuliu": emperors, sages, hermits, children's immortals, literati, warriors, agriculture, industry and commerce.

"Nine streams": Ju Zi, Doctor, Xiang Ming, Dan Qing (painter), scholar, monk, Tao, Ni.

"Dirty": master, servant, scale (scale), matchmaker, pawn, time demon (witch, kidnapper), thief, thief and prostitute.

3. Five elements: garage, boat, shop, foot and official.

4. Eight jobs: goldsmith, silversmith, coppersmith, blacksmith, tin smith, carpenter, bricklayer and stonemason.

5. Wuhua:

Jin Juhua-a metaphor for a woman who sells tea.

Kapok-a metaphor for a doctor who goes to the streets to treat diseases.

Narcissus-a metaphor for a singer in a restaurant.

Pyracantha-a juggler's metaphor.

Local cowflowers-metaphor for some porters.

6, eight doors:

The so-called "eight doors" refer to the businessmen who set up stalls in the market and earn money by glib mouths, namely: gold, leather, signing, hanging, evaluating, organizing, adjusting and willow.

A Golden Gate (a towel)-"Golden Point" is the general name for Jianghu artists to calculate divination by looking at their faces. There are also dumb gold, gnawing gold, gold, Bao Jin, Lao Zhouer and so on.

Two-door skin-"skin" line is the general term for drug trafficking. This business is also called "picking Han's son". According to the different drugs sold, they are called: picking Han, picking Han, picking stoves, picking Han, picking firewood to hang Han, picking generals, picking grains, picking smoked Han and so on.

Three colors-"color" is color. Anyone who juggles is called "bride price", and those who juggle with foreigners are called "color is right".

Four-door hanging-people who practice acrobatics at fairs and temple fairs are called "hanging line" by Jianghu people. Divided into: support, pull, poke, point, sharp, fishy and so on.

Five comments-those who say storytelling. Those who sing drum books are called "long guys" and those who tell stories are called "short guys".

Six-door group-crosstalk performers. Jianghu people call teasing children with cross talk "Tuan Chun".

Seven-tone-tent and paper. Paper binding, also known as paper binding, paper paste and color paste, integrates paper cutting, painting, straw weaving, bamboo weaving and paste. Buy it back and burn it to the dead when the family has a funeral. At the end of the Qing dynasty, it was also said that it was selling opium drugs.

Eight-door willow singing drums. Jianghu people call drum singing "Liu Haihong". There are Fengtian tune, Laoting tune, Xihe tune, Plum blossom tune and Pear blossom tune.

7. Third aunt: Taoist, nun and aunt;

Taoist nuns are women in Taoist temples, and nuns refer to women in temples, fortune tellers and fortune tellers.

8. Six women: tooth girl, matchmaker, teacher girl, pious girl, medicine girl and steady girl.

Yapo, a woman who profited from the introduction of human trafficking in China in the old society.

Matchmaker, a woman who specializes in matchmaking for men and women.

Shiva, also known as the witch, is a woman whose life is based on witchcraft.

Qianpo refers to the women who run the A Qin Building Chu Yuan and engage in pornography.

Medicine girl: "Medicine girl" is the abbreviation of ancient medicine girl, who used drugs to treat diseases or harm people.

Wenpo: This is an ancient non-governmental organization that delivered babies for women.