How do ancient women in China call themselves?

Women call themselves "slave armour".

Women are humbly called "concubine", "concubine" and "handmaiden".

Old women are modestly called "old women".

The princess and queen called themselves "concubines" before the emperor.

The princess and queen called themselves "my palace" in front of courtiers.

The widowed Empress Dowager Cixi called herself "bereavement".

Folk women call themselves "little women".

A woman's humble name is "handmaid".

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Other self-proclaimed

Ancient officials:

Civil servant: I am a junior official (to the emperor), a junior official (compared with his senior official) and an old official (an official older than myself).

Military attache: the last general (for an official above him)

Corrupt officials and eunuchs: minions and wannabe.

Ancient people: Xiao Sheng, Ben Gongzi and Ben Young Master.

Modesty is a low-level title, so we often use some derogatory terms to express our inferiority in front of each other.

Some words even make people unhappy.

For example, Zheng Xie (Banqiao), a famous litterateur in Qing Dynasty, worshipped Xu Wei, a dramatist in Ming Dynasty, so he called himself "Zheng Xie, Xu Qingteng's lackey". Qi Baishi, a famous modern painter, is also willing to be a "running dog".

His poem said: "Ivy is far away from snow, and it is old and talented; I want Jiuquan to be a running dog. "Snow Song" in the poem refers to Zhu Da, a painter in the early Qing Dynasty, and "Old friend" refers to Wu Changshuo, a modern painter.

Ancient women claimed to be:

Women call themselves "Nu Wa"

The humble addresses of women are concubine, concubine, maid, concubine and handmaid.

Old women humbly call themselves "old women"

Modest husband: "Modest husband"

The princess and queen called themselves "concubines" in front of the emperor.

The widowed Empress Dowager Cixi claimed to be "bereaved"

Folk women call themselves "little women" and "cloth clothes"

Address each other's age (mostly young women): "Fang's age"

Mutual name (mostly young women): "Fang's name"

Women humbly call themselves "the posture of willows" (willows were regarded as the foundation of trees in ancient times).

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