A lady returning home means a woman getting married and is often used as a polite greeting to congratulate her on her new marriage. 'Lady' comes from the poem 'Guan Ju' in the Book of Songs, referring to young girls who are graceful and graceful, and gentlemen are fond of traveling; The phrase 'returning home' comes from the poem 'Tao Yao' in the Book of Songs, which states that 'when a son returns home, it is suitable for his family.' In ancient times, it was believed that the husband's family was the ultimate destination for a woman.
What other names do women use when they get married
1. Getting married
The left part of the character 'marriage' represents' woman ', and the right part uses' home' to represent the pronunciation of the character. It means that a woman marries and lives in her husband's home, with her husband's home as her ultimate destination. Therefore, there is an ancient saying that 'men take women as their wives, and women take men as their homes'.
2. Suitable for
The original meaning of "shi" is "to go" or "to go", referring to a woman's arrival at her husband's house, meaning that she is getting married. For example, in the poem "The Peacock Flies Southeast": "With this woman, it is appropriate to return to the family home
3. Xu Zi
In ancient times, the age of marriage for women was fifteen, and the latest age was twenty. For women, the word "zi" means "to be married". A woman's marriage is called "xu zi", her husband is called "zi ren", and if she can get married but has not yet been married, it is called "waiting in the boudoir".
4. Leaving the Pavilion
Ge, also known as the boudoir, refers to unmarried women who live in the attic without leaving the main door or stepping on the second door. Therefore, married women are called "out of the pavilion" or "out of the room", while unmarried women are referred to as "unmarried".
5. Hiring out
'Pin' means dowry, deposit, etc. 'Chu' means to visit or get married, mainly referring to a woman leaving her mother's home to marry her husband.