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The Meaning of Negation in Ancient Chinese
In ancient Chinese, negative (blessing) means: bear, bear, bear, rely on, fail, betray, etc. , the specific definition is as follows:

1. Verb: Carry heavy things on your back, back, back, back.

Liezi Tang Wen of Warring States Period: The second son of Kuafu was ordered to bear two mountains, one in the east and the other in the south. (Guo's two sons are ordered to carry two mountains, one in the east of Shuofang and the other in Yongnan)

Zuo Qiuming's Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period? Ten years of success: going out of the toilet after a negative promotion. (coming out of the toilet, carrying Jing Gong)

2, verbs: endure, suffer, endure.

Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty, Historical Records? Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru: The second strategy is to deny Qin Ge. Weighing these two strategies, I would rather promise and let Qin bear the consequences of indefensible.

3. Verbs: depend, depend, depend.

Sima Qian in the Eastern Han Dynasty: Servants are short of unruly talent (I relied on extraordinary talent when I was young)

4. Verbs: against one's will, against one's will, against one's will.

Sima Qian's Historical Records, Lian Po and Biography of Lin Xiangru in the Eastern Han Dynasty: He was afraid of being bullied by the king and losing Zhao, so he sent people back to their hometown. I was afraid of being cheated by your majesty and disappointing Zhao, so I sent someone back with jade. )

5. Verb: lose, fail.

Sima Guang's "Zi Tong Zhi Jian" in the Northern Song Dynasty: Deciding the outcome.

Extended data?

First, etymological explanation.

No, the inscription on the bronze ware shows that people carry shellfish. Shells are an ancient currency. Those who pick up shells carry their backs, while those who travel far carry their backs. The original meaning of word-making: carrying shellfish on your shoulders. Seal script continues the golden glyph. The "quilt" in regular script is abbreviated as "quilt" according to cursive script. Negative, from people to shellfish, also has dependence. On the opposite side is the word knife, which means robbery with a knife; The next word is Bei, which is ancient money, representing things here.

Second, the interpretation of words.

Classical Chinese version of Shuo Wen Jie Zi: negation, dependence. From the person who keeps the shell, there is something to rely on. One day, the loan was not enough.

Vernacular version of Shuo Wen Jie Zi: passive and self-reliant. The glyph takes "person" as the edge, like a person holding a money shell and leaning on it. One view is that "negative" means taking goods without paying. ?

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Negative