From - Zhang Dai's "Public Sacrifice to Mrs. Qi" in the Qing Dynasty.

Original text: Mei Gong said: If a husband is virtuous, then he (debate) is talented; if a woman has no talent, then (debate) is virtuous.

The meaning is: women do not argue with others because of their moral cultivation, not because they are derogatory because they cannot be talented.

What is female virtue? The word itself carries a strong color of discrimination. It is a proper noun in a patriarchal society and is a product of gender inequality. Fundamentally speaking, it does not originate from the inner pursuit of morality or the evolution of human nature, but is imposed by the outside world and is a condescending judgment of one group of people against another group of people.

Extended information:

"A man with virtue is talent, and a woman without talent is virtue." Strictly speaking, it was not said by Chen Jiru himself, but was included in Chen's book "The Words of the Elder Ande". Therefore, Chen should have quoted what the "elders" said. Although this saying was only born in the late Ming Dynasty, it has already taken root. The traditional concept of talent and morality is its soil.

“Morality is more important than talent” has always been the belief of the Chinese people, regardless of gender. In addition, the Chinese always advocate that men should be based on "virtue" and would rather give up "talent" in favor of "virtue". Therefore, it is said that "a man with virtue is a man of talent."

As for women, the Chinese have always not valued their talents and learning, but valued their "women's virtues", and were afraid that "talents would hinder their virtues". Therefore, there is a saying that "a woman's lack of talents is her virtue". talk.

The so-called "talent" in a broad sense certainly includes all aspects of talent and wisdom. However, due to the narrow life circle of Chinese women in the past, there was no way to show their "talent" better than poetry, poetry, and poetry. Therefore, " "Tai" often refers to "literary talent" in a narrow sense.

Baidu Encyclopedia - It is virtue for a woman to have no talent