What does closing the door mean in Cantonese?
"Close" is the homonym of "thin". According to legend, it is one of the "Nine Dragons". It looks like a turtle, likes to carry loads and carries stone tablets for many years.
"Closed" is always pressed by heavy objects, unable to move, and it is difficult to ease the mood. Later, the word "closed" was retained in Cantonese, meaning "annoying and depressing".
Extended data:
The traditional custom of "prospering the economy without closing the door" has been circulating in Foshan for hundreds of years. The "trip to Tongji" refers to the "Tongji Bridge" of Foshan villagers on the 16th day of the first month of each year, and "no closure" refers to the good weather, all the best and a happy family in the coming year.
Tongji Bridge is one of the earliest bridges built in Foshan, Guangdong Province, which means that "the bridge is famous for its thoroughness, and then it will help, and it will help with righteousness." The bridge is the only way to Shunde and Panyu, and it is an important channel for commercial exchanges in Foshan. Therefore, for the sake of good business in the coming year, Foshan businessmen will go to Tongji Bridge to win their hearts, which has gradually become a custom, and the saying that "going to Tongji Bridge is not closed" has been derived.
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