How much do you know about the two-part allegorical sayings of Beijingers, and where do they all come from?

Two-part allegorical sayings, a special language form originated from the Tang Dynasty, is a short and interesting sentence created by working people in China for thousands of years. Generally, it divides a sentence into two parts, the first part is metaphor, and the second part is explanation. Two-part allegorical sayings often only say the first half, while the second half is generally understood and guessed, just like riddles. Two-part allegorical sayings, with its unique expressive force and concise language, have spread to this day, reflecting the culture and wisdom of Chinese sons and daughters for thousands of years, as well as some thought-provoking truths.

Two-part allegorical sayings, also known as one-liners, are a form that the broad masses of people like to see and hear in their daily lives. Due to different living habits, climatic conditions, production conditions and customs, different regions will have different two-part allegorical sayings. Among them, the two-part allegorical saying of Beijingers is a kind of two-part allegorical saying with a long history. Most of the two-part allegorical sayings of Beijingers originated from old Beijing and were adopted by people in their living habits and environment.

Beijingers have many allegorical sayings, such as an old lady chasing a tram? Don't blow yet. This is because the conductor of the old Beijing tram usually has a spoon hanging around his neck. After all passengers get on the bus, the conductor will whistle to remind the driver to drive, but the old lady is slow, so when chasing the tram, she will ask the conductor not to whistle first, so this two-part allegorical saying came into being. And the ears of male prostitutes? Dig mud. This is because one of the traditional handicrafts in Beijing is called? Male prostitute? Because people worship the moon, it is often said among the people that Chang 'e holds the jade rabbit, and then the people visualize and concretize the jade rabbit and knead it into handicrafts with mud, thus forming today's? Male prostitute? At present, male prostitutes have become one of the intangible cultural heritages in Beijing.

Besides these, there are many two-part allegorical sayings about Beijingers, all of which reflect the living conditions and environment of old Beijing. Through these two-part allegorical sayings, we can go back to old Beijing, taste the life of old Beijing with the old Beijingers, feel the atmosphere of Beijing alleys with the old Beijingers, and listen to the shouts of street vendors.