The most difficult thing to understand when reading the Chronicle of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is not the major events that occurred in various countries, but the names of people in the pre-Qin period. There are too many characters to say, and the names of the people are also strange, such as the Zhou Ping King who moved east to the east of the Ping King, named Ji Yiusu.
I checked it out, the name Yi usu in the pre-Qin period is a common name, just like the current Wang Wei, Li Na as common, only I know that the name of Yi Usu has the sixth monarch of the Jin State Jin Jinghou also called Yi Usu, the Warring States period Chu minister also has a name called Qu Yiusu. But the most important thing is the meaning of Yiusu
Yi means appropriate, can also be said to mean good, and mortar is a traditional stone utensil used for dehulling, the shape is similar to the current garlic mash (commonly known as garlic mortar), then the meaning of suitable mortar is good quality garlic mortar. With such a name, I don't know how much King Xuan of Zhou really had an opinion about this son.
But the name Yiusu was not very strange in the pre-Qin dynasty, and some names were even more speechless. Duke Xian of Jin had three sons, Shen Sheng, Yi Wu, and Zhong'er. Shen Sheng is said to be the illegitimate son of The Duke of Jin xian who was born in Shen Shi, and it is better to call Shen Sheng. The name Yiwu is directly the same as the name of Guan Zhong, the state of Qi, and the name of Guan Zhongzhong is Yiwu.
Guan Zhongguan Yiwu
Jin Xiangong worshipped Guan Zhong and gave his son the name Yiwu. There is no color and nothing can be seen, it is called Yi, wugu language through fish, connected means that the color of the fish can not be distinguished, that is, color blind fish. Why did Guan Zhong's parents give their son such a name? Is Guan Zhong really colorblind?
The most crucial thing came, the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons of the Jin Wen Gong called heavy ears, heavy ears mean four ears. Judging from the name of Jin Xiangong later, Jin Xiangong did not like this son since he was a child. It is also possible that the Jin kingdom is close to The Northern Di and the cultural level is low. The name of the Duke of Jin Xiangong is Wei Zhu, is the father of the Duke of Jin Xiangong Northern Expedition Diren, killed the fiercest general of the Di Kingdom, this fierce general is called Wei Zhu, just when the Duke of Jin Xiangong was born to give him the name of Wei Zhu, and the origin of Temujin's real name is the same.
Jin Wen Gong heavy ears
Let's continue to look, jin wengong's successor Jin Chenggong is called black buttocks, which is the funniest name I have seen in the "Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", black buttocks means black buttocks. Because there is a black mole on the black buttocks, it is named black buttocks. Such a powerful figure as Jin Wengong, the level of naming is really not flattering.
Now it's time for Jincheng Gong black buttocks to name his son, and sure enough. Jin Chenggong's successor, Jin Jinggong, was called nou (獳), which means an angry dog. Black Hip actually named his son Dog. It is estimated that there is one meaning left for the dog in the future. The Spring and Autumn Overlord was actually named Dog Leftover, which was really speechless. Is the cultural level of the Jinguo family really so low? Let's move on
Because there is a black mole on the arm, Lu Chenggong of luguo is called Black Humerus (Black Arm), because there is a black mole on the shoulder, and Zhou Huan's name is Black Shoulder. It seems that the name Jincheng Gong Black Buttocks is not the low level of culture of Jin Wen Gong Heavy Ear, but the pre-Qin period really had a birth symbol named, but this black buttocks is also too funny.
Another example is the Spring and Autumn Xiaoba Zheng zhuanggong, because of difficult childbirth when he was born, so his father directly named Zheng Zhuanggong Yusheng, which is the meaning of difficult childbirth. Difficult childbirth is the mother's sin, but Zheng Zhuanggong's father gave him this name, this is not to let the mother forget it for a lifetime, so Zheng Zhuanggong's mother has always disliked this son, and tries to get Zheng Zhuanggong down to let his favorite second elder come to power.
Another example is the Warring States Art of War master Sun Bing, who is a descendant of Sun Wu, the author of the "Art of War of Sun Tzu", and the name Sun Bing is a bit strange, because Sun Bing is a kind of cool law in the pre-Qin period, that is, the punishment suffered by Sun Bing. The meaning of Sun Zhen is basically the same as the current pejorative nickname Sun Lame Zi. The shortcomings of employing people will not be blackmailed by someone in the future.
The Spring and Autumn Five Lords Qi Huan are named Jiang Xiaobai (remembering a certain anime), Jin Wengong is called Ji Zhong'er, Qin Mugong is called Zhao Renhao (Qin Mugong has indeed done a lot of good things), Chu Zhuang is called Xiong Lu, and Song Xianggong is called Zi Zifu.
The strange names of the pre-Qin Dynasty are difficult to understand because they have been too long from us. There is also the problem of the separation of surnames and surnames in the pre-Qin period, or in the qin shi huang regulations abolished the surname, only the surname was used.
What do you think of the names of the pre-Qin people?