Why do you read some articles about Mr. Zhang Ailing and Mr. Bing Xin?

Generally speaking, Mr. Wang is used to address men, but there are some exceptions, such as Mr. Soong Ching Ling and Mr. Bing Xin, great women who have made great contributions to the country and the nation. For these respected women, it is customary to call them Mr. instead of Ms., which is also one of the subtleties of the language of the motherland.

According to the interpretation of Ci Hai and Ci Yuan, "Mr" has two main meanings: first, it is a respectful title for people who have learned a lot; The other is respect for others, first of all, respect for teachers, followed by respect for fathers and brothers, doctors, Taoist priests and so on. The word "Mr" written by A Qing and Liang Zhangju is also interpreted as the title of bachelor and elder, but the meaning of "teacher" is weakening.

In our country, some of the women of the previous generation came from scholarly families and were later respected, so they were considered "gentlemen" in their old age. This title is a high achievement and honor for a woman. In our country, there are not only Mr Soong Ching Ling, but also respectable successful women such as Mr Bing Xin and Mr Jiang Yang.

1949 After the liberation of Shanghai, Comrade Mao Zedong sent Comrade Deng to Shanghai to visit Comrade Soong Ching Ling and welcomed her to the north. On June 1949, he wrote a letter entitled "Mr. Qingling". (Selected Letters of Mao Zedong People's Publishing House, 1983, 12, p. 326).

The word "sir" generally refers to men, which is well known, but sometimes women also call it "sir", such as "Mr. Qingling" and "Mr. Bing Xin". This term originated in modern China.

In the late Qing Dynasty, western feminism was introduced into China, and women's liberation began. More and more women go to society, and heroines like Qiu Jin appear. Later, female college students, female scholars and female teachers emerged one after another. Naturally, the word "sir" originally used exclusively for men is also used for women; But one thing is clear, that is, when addressing women as "Mr", the target is not ordinary women, that is, ordinary men are not addressed as "Mr", but often teachers, female scholars or respected women with social influence and appeal.