"There are poetry books in my belly". A person who reads more books will naturally exude noble and elegant temperament, which is an aura that ordinary people can't learn. Learned people are polite in the eyes of others and will never do anything that insults others. Even their anger will be "personable", and swearing will not swear like vulgar people.
Sven people always speak by innuendo, and people with a little knowledge can't understand them at all, even if they scold you again, they won't notice. This is the advantage of high education. Don't blame sven people for being "insidious", because they disdain to associate with laity and are not good at doing things that damage their image, so they use "elegant scolding" to express their feelings. Let's take a look at ten "elegant curses" in history. Swearing without dirty words is really beyond the understanding of uneducated people.
The first sentence: rotten wood cannot be carved.
This sentence is often heard in our daily life, and its literal meaning is easy to understand. This is a common sense of life. Everyone knows that rotten wood is loose and can't be carved at all It will break at the touch, and it has no value at all. Its only purpose is to make a fire. The extended meaning of this sentence is to scold a person for not studying and making progress, which means that mud and sand can't help the wall. The second half of this sentence, "the earth wall cannot be remonstrated", just echoes, and I have to admire Confucius' wisdom of "elegant scolding".
The second sentence: well frogs can't talk about the sea, and summer insects can't talk about ice.
On the surface, this sentence means not to talk to frogs at the bottom of the well about the sea, because they have never seen the vastness of the sea; Insects in summer don't talk about ice because they haven't experienced winter and don't know what ice looks like. This sentence can be extended to two meanings: one is that frogs at the bottom of the well and insects in summer are people who have never seen the world, so naturally they have no profound knowledge, and everything they see is superficial in their eyes.
Another meaning is that the meaning is expressed in different ways and there is no common goal. Imagine that a person who has no experience must have no life experience, and there is no original opinion at all. It's nothing more than parroting, and such a layman ignores it. This sentence can be said to be harmful to others, no wonder it is called "elegant scolding"
The third sentence: If you do more injustice, you will die, and menstruation will treat you.
This kind of "elegant scolding" is a common sentence. Its meaning is simple and straightforward, that is, literal meaning. If a person often does unjust things, he will inevitably bring about his own destruction. Just wait and see if you don't believe me.
This sentence is similar to the modern saying that "Heaven has reincarnation, and it depends on who is spared by Heaven". On the one hand, it plays a vigilant role, on the other hand, it expresses its subjective opinions. The most important thing is to have the effect of "venting anger". Although I don't swear, I have expressed my dissatisfaction.
The fourth sentence: only women are difficult to raise.
This sentence is also often heard. Combining women with villains shows that women are as annoying as villains. In fact, many people misunderstand this sentence, thinking that women are as immature as villains.
In fact, the original intention of this sentence is to convince people that women and villains are easy to lose their existence. Women's gentleness and charm can easily make men tempted to lose themselves, while villains can fool people and make them forget who they are. This is the original intention of this sentence, but it was later misinterpreted simply and rudely.
The fifth sentence: the old man is a thief.
If this sentence is literally understood, it is a straightforward swearing. Besides not swearing, it is too fierce. It makes people feel that older people are as annoying as thieves. In fact, this sentence is also misinterpreted.
The original intention of this sentence is to remind people that if they do nothing when they are old, they will not leave any assets to future generations. Such a person is meaningless even if he is alive. The implication is to persuade people to do more business while they are young, otherwise they will have nothing and hold their heads in front of the next generation.
The sixth sentence: Don't die a natural death.
This sentence is Confucius' evaluation of Zhong You, saying that he "should not die", which is a bit difficult to understand. At that time, Confucius commented on many of his disciples one by one, thinking that the Brotherhood had made achievements, but when he arrived in Zhong You, he came to a sentence that had no good end and was quite cursed. How can a great man like Confucius have a hard time with his disciples?
In fact, the original intention of this sentence is that Confucius is reminding Zhong You to change his personality, otherwise it will not come to a good end. As a result, Confucius' kind vigilance was later misinterpreted as a curse of dying a natural death. Confucius really expressed innocence.
The seventh sentence: a mouse has skin, but a man has no tools.
Literally, this sentence means that even mice have fur. They use fur to cover up their shortcomings. How can people not pay attention to appearance? There is still a half sentence behind, which gives the result: "What is a person who can't die without an instrument!" If a person doesn't even pay attention to the most basic etiquette and appearance, he might as well die.
China has always been a country of etiquette. No matter what you do, you should pay attention to etiquette and integrity. This is the basic principle and bottom line of being a man. Without etiquette and ethics, there is no point in living. This sentence is a genuine "elegant curse".
The eighth sentence: The name of Ercao is destroyed, and the rivers will not be wasted forever.
This sentence comes from the mouth of Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, which means that when the lights go out, you still can't stop the long river of history from rolling forward. The implication is that you people have been fighting for fame and fortune all your life, flaunting yourself like a buffoon by any means, and there will be nothing left in the end. Some people will be immortal, but people like you dare not even think about it.
This sentence is quite ironic, and it also expresses Du Fu's dissatisfaction with some characters. Scholars don't swear, but there are some historical allusions that allude to "elegant scolding". People without education can't understand the practical significance. Du Fu deserves to be a great man, and swearing is so sweet.
Ninth sentence:140,000 people disarmed, and none of them were men.
This sentence was written by Mrs. Fei Guifei Hua Xin, the emperor of Shu after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. When she saw that140,000 people headed by the Emperor of Shu surrendered without fighting and did not resist the enemy's aggression, she lamented that none of them were men, and even she herself could not stand it. You can imagine her feelings of national subjugation at that time: as a man, it was her duty to defend the country, but in the end, she was even inferior to a woman, which contained great irony.
Tenth sentence: Zhou Lang's brilliant plan to protect the world, lost his wife and lost his soldiers.
This sentence is a well-known one, which satirizes Zhou Yu's attempt to kill Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. As a result, Zhuge Liang fought hard and finally lost his wife and soldiers. This "elegant scolding" refers to those who are smart and opportunistic and want to seek personal gain through some improper means, ironically, their final result is empty money. This sentence is often used now, sometimes for irony, sometimes as a joke, just depending on the occasion.
summary
Some of these ten sentences are familiar, some are unfamiliar, some can be used correctly and some have been misinterpreted. After reading these ten sentences and understanding the correct meaning of the sentences, do you admire the profound knowledge of the ancients? It's really uneducated and incomprehensible to curse people without swearing.