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粤语有段古 | 俚语背后的故事

终须有日龙穿凤,唔使日日裤穿窿

17 Mar 2022

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不少事业上取得成功的人士,都曾经历过贫穷困顿,年幼的时候也曾家境贫寒。所以对于少年人来说,即使当下的处境不佳,但并不妨碍他们胸怀大志,期望终有一天飞黄腾达,功成名就。而对于那些家境贫寒少年人,人们也往往怀着一分期待和敬意,毕竟谁也不知道他们日后会有怎么样的成就,年轻就是本钱,有着无限的可能性。在清末的名著《儒林外史》里,就有一句话精准地描述了这种状况,并且成为了粤语里一句常用的俚语:“宁欺白须公,莫欺少年穷,终须有日龙穿凤,唔使日日裤穿窿。”所谓“龙穿凤”,是指穿龙披凤,飞黄腾达的意思;而裤穿窿,当然是指家境贫寒,穿的裤子都是烂的穿洞裤。“终须有日龙穿凤,唔使日日裤穿窿”这句话,可以说是一句自我激励的格言,也是一句宣示志向的豪言壮语,激励着那些贫寒的年轻人努力拼搏上进。而由此还衍生出一句近似的俚语,叫“宁欺白须公,莫欺鼻涕虫”,所谓鼻涕虫,是指还流着鼻涕的小屁孩。意思是小孩子虽然还流着鼻涕不懂事,但未来却有着无数可能性,前途不可限量,千万不要小看他们。

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