The explanation of couch in "Shi Ming" is:

The place where people sit and lie down is called a bed, and a bed is a bed, so it is self-loading. If it is long, narrow and humble, it is called a couch, and it is said that the couch is close to the ground. The younger one is said to be sitting alone. There is no other owner, so he is sitting alone.

The couch collapses together, which means being close to the ground. That is, low furniture suitable only for one person to rest on

Mrs. Dongshou's frescoed sitting couch

Sima Jinlong's tomb lacquer-painted wooden wooden stand alone on the couch

The couch is long and narrow. The shorter bed has a rectangular panel and most of them have no surrounds on all sides, so they are called "four-sided beds".

Ming Dynasty Huanghuali couch with four flat sides

The couch is the earliest piece of furniture with a name in my country. We can see its image in the portrait stones of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the "couch" had already been born! , but at that time it was only used as a seat.

Eastern Han Dynasty Portrait Stone

The wooden couches in the Han Dynasty have been quite developed and come in different styles. Those with high status have single couches, while those with lower status also have couches with multiple seats.

Eastern Han Dynasty Mural "Feasting and Drinking Hundreds of Plays" in the Eastern Han Dynasty Tomb in Xinmitahu Pavilion, Henan Province

Double with box-shaped structure also appeared during this period, among which large wooden couches can seat many people , you can sit sideways and recline on the couch, sipping tea and drinking banquets.

The early couches were particularly short. After the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the body of the couch increased, and the functions of bed and couch gradually became closer. In addition to sitting, it could also be used for sleeping.

The couch where Duke Zhou lies in "Dream Butterfly Picture" by Liu Guandao of the Song Dynasty

The most famous is the story of Zhao Kuangyin, the Taixiang of the Song Dynasty. One of his famous sayings is:

"Lying on the couch How can we allow others to sleep soundly beside us?"

We all know about this period of history: Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao rebelled, and Huang Paojia became emperor, but he was always uneasy, especially after going through a very cruel period in Chinese history - - In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, monarchs were constantly changing, so he was very worried about things around him.

But the "couch" here is obviously used for sleeping.

Qing Huanghuali Uncorked Horseshoe Foot Couch

ⅡGo to bed or stay in

We are all used to hearing the word "stay in", there is nothing too much. For example, they often say: "Where are you staying?"

Generally speaking, state guests stay at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. This term is worth exploring.

A couch is a type of bed, used for sleeping. Staying down means staying and sleeping, but when we go to bed, it means we are going to sleep. When we say "getting out of bed", we mean not sleeping. According to this logic - why is it called "staying in" and not "going to bed"?

In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Huanghuali had a waist-girdled Luoguo and horseshoe-footed couch

There is a historical allusion here.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Chen Fan" records that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a governor in Nanchang named Chen Fan. He attached great importance to talented people.

At that time, there was a man named Xu Zhi in Nanchang. Although his family was poor, he never envied wealth. Because of his good moral character and profound knowledge, he was very famous. The local government recommended him to the government many times.