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How did you introduce yourself in ancient times?

Ancient people introduced themselves by surname, first name, word and place of origin.

1, such as: Wang Shifu's self-introduction in The West Chamber in the Yuan Dynasty: Zhang, Gui, Xiluo. He is twenty-three years old and was born on the seventeenth day of the first month. He never married.

2. Another example: Liu Lanfang said that in the Biography of Yue Fei, the two armies were at war, and before the war, the generals usually announced it themselves, that is, "they would come to know their names."

Gate of Yue: The surname of Xiaolizhuang in tangyin county, Henan Province is Yue.

Yue Fei did not report the name of the metropolis where he lived, nor his professional title, nor his political achievements, but only his name and birthplace.

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Self-introduction of ancient people:

There were many self-proclaimed names in ancient times, some of which were pronouns, such as Yu, Yu, Wu and I. Others use the pronoun "zhi" and "zhi" to refer to themselves. Sometimes he claims to use indefinite pronouns, such as "A". For example, Wang Anshi's "Answering Sima's Words" means "Apocalypse, I was taught yesterday".

The emperor calls himself "widow", the old man calls himself "old man", the young man calls himself "little brother" in front of the old man, the monk calls himself "poor monk" and the Taoist calls himself "being original". The ancients claimed to be Xiao Sheng, Ben Gongzi, Ben Young Master, etc. Ancient women claimed to be slaves, while folk women claimed to be little women and cloth.

Most people call themselves ministers, servants, fools, ignorant, incompetent, inferior, inferior, inferior officials and me. Women call themselves concubines, slaves, etc. To others, their wives are generally called humble Jing, concubine, wife and Shan Jing, their sons are called children, dogs and puppies, and their daughters are called daughters and daughters. Mainly used in spoken language, common in drama.

When the ancients paid tribute to others, they often used the form of respecting others and belittling themselves. This self-introduction is the first person, but there are some established sayings, such as "I", "Yu" and "Yu", without personal pronouns.

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