Tiger's Cultural Interest

The tiger is the king of the mountain and the king of beasts. People love tigers but fear tigers. Therefore, people also regard tigers as ferocious and cruel animals. There are many legends about tiger fighting. There have been many heroes and heroes who hunted tigers, beat tigers, and shoot tigers. From the general Li Guanghu who shot the tiger into the stone in the Han Dynasty, The black whirlwind Li Kui killed the tiger to save his mother, and the traveler Wu Song attacked the tiger in Jingyanggang... etc. From today's perspective, these stories are against the reality of protecting the human ecological environment, rescuing and protecting tigers that are now on the verge of extinction , and even illegal. However, judging from the historical background of these stories and the resulting social psychology, they reflect the psychology of human beings to protect themselves from tigers. This psychology is also reflected in folklore or folk proverbs. Therefore, although the tiger is mighty and fierce, there are also heroes who do not fear the tiger's fierceness, and have the courage and courage to fight the "tiger", linking the "tiger" with a certain power and evil, and "fighting the tiger" with bravery and fearless courage. "Fighting the tiger" and "destroying the tiger", the "tiger" here is no longer a tiger in nature, but a symbol of powerful and evil forces. There are also many proverbs that convey the above-mentioned psychology, thoughts, and desires of people. For example: "Longyou was caught in a shrimp scene in the shallow water, the tiger fell to Pingyang by a dog", "The tiger's tail hung a broom, sweeping the ground with majesty", "The tiger fell into a trap and had nowhere to go"... This shows that the "tiger" can be conquered and so is It is not to be feared. It also shows that the vicious and cruel "tiger", as a symbol of certain power or authority, will also have the fate of the "tiger" when it is dead and dead. The implication or theme of these proverbs is sufficient for Xiao Hu's people.

Although the West regards the "lion" as the king of the beasts, in ancient China, the king of the beasts was the "tiger"! The Chinese have regarded the tiger as a secret and inviolable animal since ancient times, and they are really terrified of tigers. When people mention a tiger, their complexion changes, and when they see a tiger, they may be so scared that their souls will fly away. The tiger can be said to be the embodiment of mighty, brave, dangerous and fighting.

Xiehouyu is also a kind of colloquialism, which is mostly created and used by the masses. It has the characteristics of humor, humor, popular image and special structure. Xiehouyu generally consists of two parts: the former part is metaphorical metaphor; the latter part is the original meaning, which is the explanation or extension of the former part. When it is used, it is usually only said the first part and concealed the latter part, and intentionally paused, allowing the listener to play with it, so it is also called "after-rest" or cryptic. Xiehouyu can be divided into two kinds, one is homophonic, the other is metaphor. The tiger-related allegorical words are also very rich and wonderful in the languages ​​of various nationalities. If the tiger-related allegorical words are classified from the nature of the content, they can be divided into the following categories:

There are special symbolic, metaphorical, and extended meanings: Tiger lying on the mountain: lying down and pretending to be dead, the tiger chasing the cat on the tree: thanks to one hand, the civet cat out of the tiger’s den: one generation is not as good as one generation, the tiger enters the mountain temple : Old corruption (tiger worship), tooth extraction from the tiger's mouth : adventure;

Shows the characteristics of tigers: brave, mighty, strong, courageous, vitality, etc.: Tiger stumbling: stiff back, tiger dancing: teeth and claws, tiger yawns: the tone is really big, tigers go to the streets: everyone is afraid, tigers have wings : God's.

The ecological habits of tigers are as follows: Tiger walks: do not accompany, walk alone, tigers are not vegetarian: eat hard bones, tigers eat bones: good teeth, tigers go into caves: look forward and backward, tigers catch crickets: clumsy.

The tiger’s ferocity and violence are: Tiger eats a lamb: Does not spit out bones, Tiger’s son: Don’t look at him (it) is young, Tiger fights : Don’t dare to persuade, there is no need to persuade, the tiger’s nose has green onions: fierce appearance (like ) ( Chinese Zodiac http:///shengxiao/)

Those who represent tigers with human faces and beasts and pretend to be humans are: tiger as a monk: human face and animal heart, tiger carrying a cross: pretending to be a pastry, tiger in skin: pretending to be a sheep, tiger Daimani beads: fake living Buddha (Tibetan) .