How to pronounce Chaohu
The pronunciation of Chaohu is cháohù.
Chaowat means a long and narrow board held by ancient monarchs and ministers during court meetings. It is made of jade, ivory or bamboo and is used for finger painting and recording events. Source: Chapter 65 of "The Romance of the Gods": "The Antarctic Immortal immediately packed up, changed his court clothes, tied a jade pendant, held the imperial hut in his hand, and left the Yuxu Palace." Chapter 7 of Wu Han's "The Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang" 2: "Yuanzhang ignored him, Shilu became anxious, got into a bad temper, and returned the Chao Hut in person, wanting to take leave and go home."
There is an interesting story about the Chao Hut:
Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, lost his father when he was young, and his mother remarried. He did not want to live in the care of others, so he settled in a temple and studied poetry and books. Later, he became famous and gained fame. When he was appointed as the prefect of Suzhou, his mother suddenly died of illness. In order to bury the old man well, he asked a Feng Shui master to select a cemetery.
The gentleman chose a Feng Shui treasure land and told Fan Zhongyan that it was a perfect cemetery that could only be found once in a hundred years. Fan Zhongyan did not believe that such a wonderful thing could exist in the world, so he asked Mr. Feng Shui to carefully inspect whether there were any flaws. . As expected, this so-called Feng Shui treasure land has both good fortune and bad luck. The first one buried will have no descendants, and only those buried later will have good fortune and good fortune.
But seeing that the day of mother’s burial is coming soon, how can I have time to find a Feng Shui treasure? Mr. Feng Shui came up with a plan for Fan Zhongyan, asking him to find an unmarried death row inmate in the prison, kill him and bury him, and then bury the old lady. This death row prisoner deserved his crime, and he had no descendants. Originally, his body might have been abandoned in the wilderness, but now he could be buried at least. It can be said that he was a very suitable candidate.
But it was midsummer at that time, and there was still some time before the Autumn Judgment. But you could not violate the law because of your own selfish desires. Fan Zhongyan refused decisively without even thinking about it. Since there is no one, let me, the Fan family, be the first person to benefit future generations. So Fan Zhongyan buried his mother the next day. As a result, there was a strong wind and rain that night, the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked, and large rocks on the mountains stood up.
Like the Chao Hut in the hands of officials, this is an auspicious sight that has not been seen in thousands of years. It indicates that the descendants of the family will serve as officials in the court for generations and become rich and noble. It is called "Wan Hut Chaotian".