In ancient times, literature was described as coquettish. Is it the same as it is now?

The word Sao is a combination of the national style of The Book of Songs and Li Sao in The Songs of Chu, which adopts the national style and Li Sao's style. Used to refer to literary works that are in a leading position in the literary world. However, in modern Chinese, coquettish doesn't mean it at all. This is a derogatory term used to describe a woman's debauchery and lewd behavior. You know, before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, coquettish was a commendatory term. Therefore, coquettish in the ancient sense is quite different from today's meaning, and even runs counter to it.

First, the word coquettish shines brightly. At first, we said coquettish is the abbreviation of national style and Li Sao, so at first coquettish only represented China's poems and literary works, so Li Sao was also considered as the source of China's romantic literary works. Later, Zhao Yi, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, wrote that the poems of Li Bai and Du Fu have been passed down from generation to generation, and there is nothing new so far. Throughout the ages, talented people have led the literary trend of their respective times for hundreds of years. So it was not until the Qing Dynasty that Li Sao extended the meaning of shining brilliantly.

Second, coquettish and indecent behavior Later, because of the continuous prosperity and development of commodity economy, people's living standards were relatively improved, and then they began to pursue spiritual and cultural upgrading. In addition, there were many novels and dramas in the society at that time, and then bad folk customs began to affect literary works. For example, the wind in coquettish stands for the relationship between men and women, and coquettish means seducing intentionally. Therefore, most novels in this period use coquettish words as derogatory terms. For example, Feng Menglong, a novelist in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in a story that although the old man is coquettish, he is an old man.

Third, women's ideological awakening, but coquettish at that time did not only refer to women. Later, at the end of 19, women's sense of sovereignty began to awaken, and then coquettish was mostly used on women. So the word coquettish has a completely different meaning from modern times. In ancient times, it meant that literary works were excellent, but now it means that women's behavior is not standardized.