Rhetoric: "Old Man" and "Old Man"

In people's daily life, sentences like "a little old" and "a little old" are used from time to time. For example, if you meet an acquaintance in the street, you shout "Lao Zhang, where are you going to play?" This is an old trick. Another example is "Zhang Lao's moral character is fragrant, which makes future generations admire him." This is an example of an old man.

The order of "some old" and "some old" is slightly reversed, but their meanings are quite different.

Generally speaking, titles like "Lao Zhang", "Lao Wang" and "Lao Li" all have familiar meanings. "Zhang Lao", "Wang Lao" and "Li Lao" express more yearning and admiration.

Why is this happening? I think we can start with names. China people's names are first given by their surnames, and "surnames" rank first because they are more important than "first names".

By analogy, calling "Lao Mou" like "Lao Zhang" means that people pay more attention to and respect "Lao Mou".

And "Zhang Lao" and "Mou" before "Lao" mean that people pay more attention to "Mou" and respect a specific person.

Well, being born with many people is a test.

Today's young people must find out whether they want to be called "an old man" or "an old man" when they are old. When you are young, if you don't pay attention to cultivating character and erecting morality, you will be covered by the word "old".

Learn from others' strengths and turn turbidity into profit.

2020-07-22