In the Book of Changes, the "four" in innate gossip corresponds to divination, which contains positive and prosperous intentions. When the "four" in the acquired gossip corresponds to haiku, it contains the meaning of freedom, liveliness and prosperity, and there is no unlucky, unlucky or unlucky meaning at all.
The main reason why modern people are afraid of "four" is that it is homophonic with "death". Especially in some dialects in the southeast coastal areas, "four" is sometimes directly pronounced as "death", so it is regarded as unlucky, unlucky and unlucky numbers and avoided. There is no scientific reason for this taboo, which can be said to be ignorance and ignorance.
In fact, as a number, it should be said that it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad, just a symbol of quantity. In the past, people never branded the "four" as auspicious and unlucky, smooth and unlucky.
Throughout the history and culture of China, "four" is still a very important and respected number, and many things are combined with "four".
There are four seasons in the sky (spring, summer, autumn and winter); There are "four sides" (east, west, south and north); Social division of labor has "four people" (scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce); Education has "four subjects" (morality, language, politics and literature); Books are divided into four parts (classics, history, books and collections); State-owned "four dimensions" (courtesy, justice and shame); People have "four ends" (benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom); Chinese medicine has "four diagnoses" (looking, smelling, asking and feeling); There are "four major cuisines" in the diet (Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Guangdong); Chinese opera has "four lines" (health, Dan, purity and ugliness); "Four skills" (singing, reading, doing and playing); "Four great names" (Mei, Shang, Cheng and Xun); The ancients had "four beauties" (beauty, beauty, joy and joy); There are four major festivals in folklore (Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival). "Four happiness" (blessing, blessing, longevity and celebration); The mascot is the "four spirits" (dragon, phoenix, unicorn and turtle); Life is a "four joys" (a long drought meets rain, an old friend meets another country, a wedding night, and a period of time.1), and four-character idioms are the most expressive in Chinese.
In fact, "4" is an ordinary number, just a symbol. Don't embarrass it, let alone artificially attach many meaningless explanations to it.
"Big Four":
1. Four ancient folklores in China-Meng Jiangnv, Liang Zhu, Legend of White Snake and Cowherd and Weaver Girl.
2. The "four ugly women" in ancient China-Mo Mu, the wife of Huangdi, the ancient ancestor of China; Zhong Lichun, the wife of Hongliang in the Eastern Han Dynasty; There is also Ruan Shi, the wife of Xu Yun, a celebrity in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
3. Stone, The Story Of Diu Sim, Wang Zhaojun and Yang Guifei are the four beauties in ancient China.
4. Four ugly men in ancient China-Yan Ying, Zuo Si, Bao Zheng and Liu Yong.
5. Four beauties in ancient China-Pan An, Cao Zhi, Shen Yue and Wei Jie.
6. "Four Great Inventions" in ancient China-papermaking, compass, gunpowder and movable type printing.
7. Auspicious "Four Spirits"-In ancient China, Kirin, Phoenix, tortoise and dragon were called "Four Spirits", all of which were auspicious signs.
8. Introduction to the Four Great Beasts in Ancient China: The four great beasts in ancient China were the Oriental Dragon, the Western White Tiger, the Southern Suzaku and the Northern Xuanwu.
9. "Four Friends of Guigu"-During the Warring States Period, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Su Qin and Zhang Yi were all disciples of Guigu, so they were called "Four Friends of Guigu".
10, four styles of China's calligraphy-truth, cursive, official script and seal script.
1 1, there are four categories of literary works-poetry, prose, novel and drama.
12, Four Books-University, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects of Confucius, Mencius
13, "Four Treasures of the Study"-piano, chess, books and paintings.
14, the four great blessings of life-long drought meets rain, old friends meet in different places, and the wedding night should be the first time.
15, "four beauties" or "four difficulties" in life-its beauty, its beauty, its pleasure, its pleasure.
16, Four Gentlemen of Chinese Painting-Bamboo, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Plum
17, four poems-Lu poem, Qi poem, Han poem and Mao poem.
18, four virtues of Confucianism-filial piety, filial piety, loyalty and faithfulness
19, Four Virtues of Ancient Women-Female Virtue, Female Speech, Female Appearance and Female Merit
20. Four Diagnoses of TCM-looking, smelling, asking and cutting.
2 1, the four skills of ancient nobles-poetry, calligraphy, ceremony and music.
22. Four Friends in Flowers-Butterfly Warbler and Swallow Bee
23. Four Gentlemen of the Warring States Period-Meng Changjun of Qi, Ping Yuanjun of Zhao, Chun Shen Jun of Chu and Xin Lingjun of Wei.
24. Four Great Bodhisattvas in China-Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tibetan King Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Manjusri Bodhisattva.
25. Four famous Buddhist mountains-the so-called four famous Buddhist mountains: Wutai County, Shanxi Province, Manjushri Dojo. Putuo Mountain is located in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, the Dojo of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Emei Mountain is located in Emei City, Sichuan Province, Pu Xian Dojo. Jiuhua Mountain, located in Qingyang County, Anhui Province, is the Dojo of Tibetan Bodhisattva.
26. The four famous Taoist mountains-Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, Wudang Mountain in Hubei, Yun Qi in Anhui and Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan are called the four famous Taoist mountains.
27. China ancient four famous piano-bell Qing Xiang.
28. Four famous flowers in China-Shandong Heze Peony Fujian Zhangzhou Narcissus Zhejiang Hangzhou Chrysanthemum Yunnan Camellia
29. Traditional crafts "Four Famous Embroideries"-Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Embroidery, Guangdong Embroidery and Shu Embroidery.
30. Four famous dishes in China-Shandong cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine and Cantonese cuisine.
3 1. Four famous pavilions in China-Zuiweng Pavilion in Chuxian County, Anhui Province, Taoran Pavilion in Xiannongtan, Beijing, Aiwan Pavilion in Changsha, Hunan Province, and Huxin Pavilion in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
32. Four famous fans in China-sandalwood fan (Jiangsu) fire painting fan (Guangdong) bamboo silk fan (Sichuan) Lingsi fan (Zhejiang)
33. China's four famous inkstones-Duanyan She Yan Yan Tao Cheng Ni inkstone
34. Four famous sculptures in China-Qingtian Stone Carving in Zhejiang Minshoushan Stone Carving in Chrysanthemum Stone Carving in Guangyuan, Sichuan White Flower Stone Carving.
35. Four animal spices-Long Xianxiang civet castoreum
36. The first four parts of the twenty-four histories-Historical Records by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty, Hanshu by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Houhanshu by Ye Fan in the Southern Song Dynasty, and History of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou in the Western Jin Dynasty.
Four friends of Wuzhong in Tang Dynasty: He, Liu Xu, Bao Rong and Zhang Xu.
38. Du, Cui Rong, Li Qiao and Su Weidao, the "four friends of the article" in the early Tang Dynasty.
39. He, Yang Jiong, Lu and Luo are also called "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty".
40. Four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty-Ou Yangxun, Zhu Suiliang, Yu Shinan and Xue Qi.
4 1, four great calligraphers in the Northern Song Dynasty-Cai Xiang, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fei.
42. The four great writers of the Northern Song Dynasty-Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Shi and Huang Tingjian
43. Four masters of regular script-Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Ou Yangxun, Zhao Meng and Zhao Mengfu.
44. "Four Bachelor of Sumen" was the name of Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan and Chao He in the Northern Song Dynasty in China.
45. Four Great Poets in Southern Song Dynasty-refers to the four great poets in Zhongxing in Southern Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli, You Mao, Fan Chengda and Lu You.
46. Li Tang, Liu Songnian, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, the four masters of the Southern Song Dynasty, are also known as the "Four Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty" in the history of China painting.
47. Four great poets in Yuan Dynasty-Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, Zheng Guangzu and Bai Pu.
48. "Yuan Sijia" —— Four masters of landscape painting in Yuan Dynasty: Huang, Wang Meng, Ni Zan and Zhenwu.
49. Four Dreams in Linchuan-The Story of Resurrection (Peony Pavilion), The Story of Handan, The Story of Conan and The Story of Purple Hairpin by Tang Xianzu, a dramatist in Ming Dynasty.
50. Ming Sijia refers to four Ming Dynasty painters who inherited the tradition of "Yuan Sijia" and had high attainments in painting: Shen Zhou, Wen Zhiming, Tang Yin and Chou Ying.
5 1, "Four Great Talents" or "Four Great Talents in Jiangnan" in Ming Dynasty-Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhiming, Tang Bohu and zhou wenbin. On the other hand, Tang Bohu, Wen Zhiming, Zhu Yunming and Xu Zhenqing are also called "Four Masters of Jiangnan" (also known as the Four Masters of Wumen). They are quick-thinking, brilliant, proficient in poetry and songs, and proficient in everything.
52. Four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty-The Appearance of Officialdom, Twenty Years of Strange Land, Travel Notes of Lao Can by Liu E and Flowers of Evil.
53. Four classic novels-Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West and Dream of Red Mansions.
54. "Four Kings of Qing Dynasty" refers to four famous painters in the early Qing Dynasty: Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang and Wang Yi.
55. The "four main lines" and "four artistic means" of China's traditional opera-the four main lines refer to four types of roles: life, Dan, purity and ugliness; "Four Arts" refers to four basic skills: singing, reading, doing and playing.
56. Four academies-Yuelu Academy, Songyang Academy, Bailudong Academy and Suiyang Academy.
57. Four mythological novels-The Condor Heroes by Xu in Ming Dynasty, The Flower in the Mirror by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty, The Biography of Jigong in Qing Dynasty and The Biography of Eight Immortals by Innocent Taoist in Qing Dynasty.
58. Sikuquanshu is a large-scale comprehensive series of ancient books compiled by officials during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which divides ancient books into four categories: classics, history, sub-books and collections.
59. Four major cases of injustice in Qing Dynasty-Yang Naiwu v. Pakchoi and Yang Sanjie, Zhang Wenxiang stabbing a horse, Huai 'an strange case.
60. Four sons of the late Qing Dynasty-Chen, Tan Sitong, Tao Baolian and Wu Baochu
One more thing: Buddhism also has four elements: earth, water, wind and fire. The Tao Te Ching of Taoism also says "Four Realms".