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粤语有段古 | 俚语背后的故事

电灯杉为什么要挂老鼠箱?

21 Nov 2018

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广东人如果见到一男一女拍拖,一个很高一个很矮,通常就会称为“电灯杉挂老鼠箱”。这个词大家听起来非常形象,但现在的年轻人应该没怎么见过电灯杉上面挂个老鼠箱,所以恐怕也很难想象这个词诞生时的情形了。当年在广州和香港地区,因为卫生环境不好,生活的街区房屋都有很多老鼠,早年更加曾经引发鼠疫。当时的地方政府为了清除鼠害,会在将经过药水消毒的老鼠箱挂在路边的电灯杉上,呼吁市民发现死老鼠就扔进老鼠箱,以免造成卫生隐患和疾病传染。尤其是当年“除四害”的年代,老鼠箱的密度比现在的垃圾桶还要密,而且还通过居委会向各家各户发布任务,规定一定时间内要消灭多少老鼠。所以当时电灯杉上面挂个老鼠箱,是大家平时司空见惯的情形,用来形容高矮悬殊的青年男女,也就顺理成章了。

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