Why was the teacher called Mr in ancient times?

The literal meaning of "sir" is: a person born earlier than himself and older than himself; In addition, the meaning of touching strange things first is extended to those who touch strange things first, so in ancient times, it was said that other people's husbands meant to learn from others, and teachers were teachers.

"Sir" first appeared in The Analects of Confucius. There is such a title in The Analects of Confucius. The Analects of Confucius is political: "There is wine and food, sir." The note said, "Sir, so are my father and brother." "Sir" here refers to father, brother and elder.

Mencius: "Why did Sir say that?" The "sir" here refers to an elderly and learned person.

Qu Li: "From Yu Xiansheng, it is not polite to talk with people." Note: "Sir, old teacher". The "sir" here means "teacher, teacher", but it still means "old man"

Because the former teacher, Mr., was mostly male, now Mr. has gradually become an honorific title for intellectuals and adult men with certain status.

Extended data:

For thousands of years, except for teachers, people have called all people who make a living mainly by brains in society "Mr."-not only for their careers, but also for themselves.

For example, doctors call doctors, accountants call accountants, storytellers call storytellers, painters call painters, Mr. Feng Shui calls Mr. Yin Yang (Mr. Feng Shui), fortune tellers call fortune tellers, and so on. All names in person are Mr. ..

In contrast, people or craftsmen who mainly rely on physical strength for their livelihood do not have such a title. Their occupations are generally called "craftsmen", such as carpenters, blacksmiths, masons (masons), coppersmith, silversmith, masons and so on. They are called masters.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Sir (Title)