As the saying goes in rural areas: "The bed is never separated by half, and the door is never separated by five." What does this sentence mean?

Bed should never be separated: There are two interpretations of these four words, one is related to the size, and the other is a metaphor.

The size means that when a carpenter makes a bed, he will definitely add a little more, such as two feet and seven and a half inches, or five and a half inches per foot, which is a little extra. This is tradition, and this is how it is according to the size. .

The meaning, according to the meaning, is "the bed will never leave half", "the bed will never leave companion", "half" and "companion" are the same pronunciation, which is a good meaning. After all, you will live with your parents and husband and wife during your life. , children and grandchildren live together, all of them hope to be happy and have company with them.

The meaning of half and five is the same. The five also talks about size and meaning.

Size, I think "half" should be about the same as "five", half is 0.5. When carpenters make doors, they should leave out this five, such as 1.75 meters, 2.25 meters, it must be More than five, the old carpenter must follow this code.

Meaning, the meaning is easier to understand. There are many idioms related to five. I hope for a good harvest, I hope that the five blessings will come to my door, I just hope that everyone will be healthy, live long, and have a harmonious family. That’s it.

This is the tradition of carpenters in the past, and the number of stools must not be separated from three, and the number of tables must not be separated from nine is also in this sentence. Good carpenters must follow the rules of the past, but people today should not We care so much. At least when we booked the bed, we didn't know that the bed had so much to say.

Think about it, it used to be good. No matter what you do, there are rules, and everyone just does things according to the rules. Now this kind of rules is getting farther and farther away from us, whether we are filial or not, whether we are joking or not. , whether to be respectful or not, to be quiet or not, maybe those traditions can only be remembered in the heart, and as history goes by, they will eventually become farther and farther away from us.