What is the difference between "year-end" and "whole year" of death? If you use it wrongly, it will make you laugh and be generous.

Chinese characters have a history of more than 6000 years. As one of the oldest and most perfect "linguistic signs" in the world, it has the characteristics of unity of form, sound and meaning. It is not only a record symbol, but also a condensation of China's culture, customs, way of thinking, values, social economy and many other aspects. From Chinese characters, we can fully spy on the history of the Chinese nation.

Chinese characters are famous for their large amount of information, rich vocabulary, beautiful shape, high recognition and strong correlation.

Using Chinese characters to express the same meaning, you can find many words according to different scenes and contexts. According to the subtle differences in the usage of words, people can fully understand the nuances of deep meaning, which is incomparable to most words in the world.

Take the words that indicate the number of years of death, such as: year of death, year of longevity, year of longevity, year of death, year of existence, year of death, year of death and so on.

These words are honorifics, and modern people pay little attention to their usage. However, in the feudal society with strict ethical code culture, these words must be used according to the status of the deceased, otherwise, it will make people laugh.

To distinguish the subtleties of these words, we should start with the moral system of feudal society.

Feudal society was greatly influenced by "Confucianism", which contained a set of very strict moral system and ethical concepts, and its core view was "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trust", commonly known as "five permanent members".

The Chinese nation has always been called "the state of etiquette", because the Chinese nation regards "etiquette" as the foundation of self-cultivation and can make people consciously move towards civilization. Before the birth of Confucianism, the Chinese nation took "ritual and music culture" as the concept of governing the country and the rules and regulations for educating the people. It can be said that the culture of rites and music is the foundation of China traditional culture.

The culture of rites and music was created by Duke Zhou. However, during the Spring and Autumn Period, due to various reasons, the world declined and people's hearts were not ancient. The culture of rites and music is difficult to restrain people's words and deeds, which is known as "the collapse of rites and music is bad".

In this context, Confucius absorbed many viewpoints of "ritual and music culture" and founded Confucianism. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar, put forward the idea of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", which was adopted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Since then, Confucianism has become a recognized orthodox thought, which has had a far-reaching impact on all aspects of people.

Confucius said: You can't stand without learning manners. Confucianism has stipulated different etiquette systems for everything people do, such as socializing, entertaining guests, weddings and funerals, etc., and has formulated the code of words and deeds for the whole nation.

Confucianism summarizes the etiquette in people's lives into five modes, commonly known as "five rituals", namely, auspicious ceremony, fierce ceremony, military ceremony, guest ceremony and Jia ceremony.

Ji Li, known as the first of the Five Rites, refers to the etiquette system that people follow in various sacrificial activities.

Fierce rites are related to mourning, which is a etiquette system for mourning unfortunate events.

Military salute is related to the army, and the etiquette followed in military parade, military exercise, conquest and other activities is listed here.

Courtesy refers to the etiquette of diplomacy and hospitality.

Gifts are related to celebrations, and the etiquette followed in marriage, banquets, sacrifices, celebrations and other activities are listed here.

Most of the "Five Rites" are closely related to the lives of ordinary people. Today, most of them are still intact among the people, which constitutes the basic etiquette structure of the Chinese nation.

Birth, old age, illness and death are natural laws, and everyone in the world has to experience them. After death, relatives will wear a white Dai Xiao and hold a funeral for him, so that he can leave this world with dignity.

"Mourning" is a branch of "Fierce Rites", which is not only a etiquette system, but also the inheritance and development of "filial piety" under the concept of "filial piety is the first of all virtues". There is a very strict set of rules and regulations when holding a funeral.

Especially in feudal society, when holding a funeral, we should not be careless about the specifications, ceremonies and costumes of the funeral, as well as the wording used in writing obituaries and eulogies, otherwise it will be considered as disrespect for the deceased.

A complete funeral service mainly includes coffin burial, funeral ceremony, coffin placement, hanging, libation and burial, and each link has strict procedures.

"Mourning" refers to the funeral service provided to relatives and friends in written form. Writing has complicated rules, especially in ancient times. What paper to use, who will write it and what wording to use are all particular.

In feudal society, different people were divided into different grades, and different people used different honorifics after death.

The Book of Rites under Quli said: When the emperor died, he said that he would collapse; The warlord said that he would die, and the doctor said that he would die; When the scholar said he would be ungrateful, Shu Ren said he would die.

Whether in ancient or modern society, obituaries usually have oral and written forms.

Oral obituaries are very popular among ordinary people, especially in rural areas, and this form has been passed down from generation to generation. In Chen's masterpiece White Deer Plain, there is a description of oral mourning. When Bai Bingde, the father of the ancestor Bai Jiaxuan, died, he lost his mouth and hair, and sent four clansmen, Southeast, Northwest and Fourth Road, to hold funerals for relatives and friends respectively.

In general, influential officials and scholarly families notify their relatives and friends in the form of written obituaries when someone dies, which are handwritten by people who are good at calligraphy.

The number of obituaries written is mostly within 100 words, showing the characteristics of simplicity, rigor and solemnity. The paper used is usually white and yellow. The obituaries of the elders are made of white paper, and the obituaries of the younger generation are made of yellow paper, which can't be wrong. Some obituaries are surrounded by black borders to express their condolences, which is more solemn in form.

The name, identity, cause of death, date and place of death and life span of the deceased must be stated in the obituary.

When explaining the life span, we usually use words such as year-end, year-end, longevity, longevity, longevity, longevity, longevity and so on.

The year of death is a kind of honorific title, with strong emotional color, belonging to a commendatory term. People who are highly respected and have made great contributions to society usually use the year of death.

On April 29th, 20 16, the famous writer Chen passed away. The Shaanxi Writers Association published such an obituary: party member, the outstanding vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, honorary chairman of the Shaanxi Writers Association, and Mr. Chen, a famous contemporary writer in China, passed away at 7: 45 on April 29th, 20 16, at the age of 74.

Chen is an influential writer of the older generation. His masterpiece "White Deer Plain" is called "epic", which represents the peak of contemporary novels and has a great influence on readers. In order to express respect and commemoration of his death, "all year round" must be used in the obituary.

The year of death is used in the obituaries of people who died abnormally.

"All the year round" is also a common word in obituaries, meaning the age at which a person's life ends when he dies. Used in obituaries is a very objective statement. It is a neutral word, only stating the state of life, without any emotion. Widely used, suitable for all ages. If you are not sure about the usage of other honorifics when writing obituaries, you can use "all the year round" without making mistakes.

Similar usages of "all seasons of the year" include "year of death" and "year of death", which generally refer to the age when life ends, without any emotional color, and only state this fact.

The usage of longevity, longevity and longevity is similar, and they are all elegant expressions, representing the longevity of the deceased.

However, "longevity" is often used for people who are older when they die. People like to use this word when they send obituaries to the old birthday girl who died, usually in the tone of the younger generation. Under normal circumstances, people over 70 can live their own lives after death.

People who are younger at the time of death usually use "year of death", and it is more appropriate for people who die under 45 to use this term.

The meanings of "saving years" and "getting years" are basically the same, and the elderly dead must never use them.

Mencius once said in Mencius Li Lou: Life is not enough to achieve great things, but death can achieve great things.

It can be seen that the concept of "the deceased is the greatest" has been deeply rooted in people's hearts since ancient times, and people attach great importance to funerals, which will give death a solemn sense of ceremony and cultural meaning, so as to safeguard public order and good customs and inherit and carry forward thousands of years of ritual and music civilization.