The Complete Collection of Ice Books

Chapter 39
A seven-foot boy with early eyebrows and late beard

Original text
"Men and eyebrows ① man", there is no man who can be called a man without a man and eyebrows. "Young people have two eyebrows, and when they are old, they have to pay for their beards②." In this way, the eyebrows are mature early, and the beards are late.However, there is no need to be proud of the purple face, and it is also honorable to have cheeks and beards.In such occasions, after all, there are men and women, nine out of ten.

注释
① Men and eyebrows: The content of this chapter is the beard and eyebrows. ②Young people have two eyebrows, and when they are old, they have a beard: These two sentences mean that eyebrows flourish in adolescence, while beards only flourish in people's middle-aged and old age. "Brow masters mature early, beard masters develop late luck", that's what it means. ③There is no need to be proud of purple face, and it is also honorable to have cheeks and lack of beard: the ancients believed that people with purple face belonged to the golden shape with fire, which belonged to inverse combination, and the Lord "it is very expensive", so people with purple face have no beard Can also be rich.And the cheeks are "swallow collar". If a person has a swallow collar and a tiger head, he is the nobleman of ten thousand households. Therefore, those with protruding cheeks will also be honored if they lack a beard. ④ Half of Guo Linggong is incomplete, and Huo Feiqi has a widowed face: Guo Linggong is the famous general Guo Ziyi who put down the "Anshi Rebellion" in the Tang Dynasty.Guo Ziyi used to be the Secretary of the Central Committee, so he was called Guo Linggong in the world. He was rewarded by the court many times for his meritorious service in quelling the "Anshi Rebellion". incomplete".Huo Feiqi, that is, the famous general Huo Qubing who expelled the Huns in the Han Dynasty. Huo Qubing was once the general of the fat riding, and he was named the champion. ". ⑤ These and other occasions: this and this category refer to the above-mentioned "purple face does not need to be proud, but the cheeks and beard are also honorable" and "Guo Linggong is incomplete, and Huo Suqi has a widowed face".From time to time, by chance.

Translation
People often say "a man with a man's eyebrows" is a synonym for a man as a man.In fact, this is true. The world has never seen a man who has neither beard nor eyebrows.It is also often said that "a teenager has two eyebrows, and when he is old, he has a beard".These two sentences mean that the fate of a person in his youth depends on his eyebrows; while his luck in his later years mainly depends on his beard.But there are exceptions. If the face is purple, even if there is no beard, the status will be noble; if the two cheeks are protruding, even if the beard is sparse, it can still be famous; Guo Ziyi in the Tang Dynasty has a sparse beard, but he is an extremely personable official and famous all over the world; Although Huo Qubing in the Han Dynasty had no beard and only had a widowed face, he made great achievements.But this kind of situation is only encountered by chance. After all, nine out of ten people have beards and eyebrows.

Interpretation
This chapter is devoted to whiskers and eyebrows. "Bingjian" thinks: You can't be called a man without a man.Why do you say this way?The ancients considered it beautiful to have long beards.Su Dongpo had such a bushy beard that Song Shenzong would sometimes call him Su Dabeard.There are also many other people who are known as "beautiful bearded men", such as Guan Yu.Beards and eyebrows are the symbols of the "manliness" of the ancients, so it is not enough to be called a man without beards and eyebrows.From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the mustard belongs to the kidney, and the kidney belongs to water, and the sex is soft and close to water.Therefore, if the lower body grows, it should hang down; the eyebrows belong to the gallbladder, and the gallbladder belongs to fire, and the sex is masculine and close to the fire, so the upper body should be raised.

"Beard" has different names because of the different parts of the growth: those born on the lips are called mustaches, those born under the lips are called "beards", and those born on the cheeks are called "beards".

The ancients believed that "mustards" are like pines and cypresses on mountains and rivers, which symbolizes a person's vitality, so it can show his strength. The "whiskers" are bright and bright, spotless, and have strong vitality, but the "whiskers" are dry and ugly, dark and stagnant, and the vitality is weakened.Vitality and endurance are interlinked.

Why does a person's late luck have something to do with beards?The reason is probably like this. Generally, people with plump and beautiful beards have strong kidney water and strong kidney function.Kidney prosperity is an important reason and an essential condition for a person to be healthy and energetic.Healthy, energetic, willpower is often strong, and work is often handy.After a long period of time, in the middle and old age, the career will be successful.Furthermore, in traditional society, having many children and grandchildren is the most important thing.The kidney is the foundation of the life system. If the kidneys are full of water and kidney function is strong, it is easy to have many children. If there are many children, it is easy to have many grandchildren. And having many children and grandchildren means more blessings, at least people at that time thought so.That's why it is said that "you must be lucky in the evening".

The shape and division of eyebrows have been described in many ancient books: willow leaf eyebrows, hanging brow eyebrows, and lost saber eyebrows, to name a few.The ancients believed that, judging from facial appearance, eyebrows are the canopy of eyes.The physiological explanation is that one of the functions of the eyebrows is to block dust and prevent it from falling into the eyes.Eyebrows are "distinguishable between the virtuous and the foolish", the eyebrows of those who are young and successful are often very delicate, and the beards of those who are old and happy are often moist.

From an aesthetic point of view, eyebrows are preferably sparse, flat, beautiful, slender, and moist, shaped like a crescent moon.If a person's eyebrows are soft, straight, wide and long, it symbolizes a person's intelligence, dignity, health and longevity.If a person's eyebrows are rough, thick and scattered, and grow and shrink, it symbolizes a person's stupidity and unhealthy body.Obviously, eyebrows are indeed an important symbol of human beauty and ugliness.Teenagers have two eyebrows. A person's health, personality, beauty, intelligence, and majesty are all displayed through the eyebrows, and then the level of achievement and career success can be judged.Well-grown eyebrows make you look handsome, smart, and can leave a deep impression of wisdom and intelligence on people.The ancients once said that eyebrows are "the canopy of the two eyes, the appearance of one side, and the color of the eyes, and the distinction between the virtuous and the foolish."It can be seen that eyebrows and beauty are inseparable.

Eyebrows and beards are part of the face.We might as well regard the face as a whole. Since the beard and eyebrows are part of the whole, the two should be proportionate, balanced and harmonious.Although the eyebrows are mainly formed early, they still have to be commensurate with their large and plump beards.Otherwise, it will be difficult to continue, and it will not be able to start well and end well. Even if it is successful, it may not last long.Besides, the eyebrows are strong and the beard is weak, after all, it is not well-proportioned, and the facial features are not harmonious——the "unattractive appearance" is formed in this way.

Although the beard is a person's luck in old age, it still needs to be taken care of by the eyebrows.Otherwise, it will be like a seedling that has been dry for a long time, and the rain and dew will be watered and moistened after a long time, and the fruit will not be full.In short, men should be commensurate, this is the general idea.But "Bingjian" also said: "Purple face does not need to be proud, but it is also honorable to have cheeks and beard." Why is this?

"Purple-faced" people belong to the golden-shaped person, with the appearance of fire, because the color of gold is white, the color of fire is red, and purple is the gold refined by fire, which is the precious color. "Rigidity and Softness" also believes: "Gold and fire are in harmony, and they are inverse and combined, and they are very expensive." Therefore, "purple noodles do not need to be expensive."From a physiological point of view, people with "purple face" are generally full of energy and blood, have a strong temperament, are determined to do everything, are very energetic, and often succeed, so "there is no need to value yourself."

The gills are the external aid of the mouth, the mouth is watery, and the gills are also watery. People with gills must have plenty of water.From the previous discussion, we can know that "a person with a lot of water is expensive", so a person with a cheeky cheek can get rich and honor even if he does not have much beard or beauty.

The reason why "Purple Face" and "Storm Cheek" are "rich" is not because the beard is bad, but because "Purple Face" and "Storm Cheek" make up for the lack of beard.

Utilize the world
Eyebrows are the "guards" of the eyes, a natural barrier, and have a good protective effect on the eyes.At the same time, it can also enrich people's facial expressions. The stretching, closing, raising and drooping of eyebrows can reflect people's complex inner activities such as happiness, anger, sorrow and joy.

1. Brightness and shade of eyebrows
Zeng Guofan said that eyebrows admire brilliance.Good eyebrows are manifested in four aspects, namely "elegant and glossy", "smooth and airy", "long and powerful", and "high-spirited and energetic".In other words, the eyebrows should be bright, energetic, powerful, and spiritual.In these four aspects, "elegant and shiny" is the most important.Typically, younger people have smoother and brighter brows, while older people tend to have dry and lackluster brows.This is because the vitality of the young is exuberant, while the vitality of the old begins to decline.

People with thick eyebrows are more masculine, active and impulsive; people with thin eyebrows are more feminine, negative and indecisive.Crescent eyebrows look beautiful, but if a man has this kind of eyebrows, his character must be weak.In addition, people with thick eyebrows are often protected by their parents.

People with eyebrows longer than the outer corners of the eyes will be considerate and generous, and they will be more prosperous financially.People with short eyebrows have a thinner relationship with their parents, and a very shallow relationship between husband and wife.

A man with thick eyebrows is very lucky, no matter what class he is in, he can always be very active.But if the eyebrows are too thick, there will be a tendency to be arrogant, cunning, and often self-centered.On the contrary, people with sparse eyebrows are more stable in temperament and rich in knowledge, but they lack initiative and direction.Some people have thin eyebrows due to a complication of baldness.Therefore, when distinguishing eyebrows, it should not be generalized, but depends on the specific situation.

2. Combining traditional Chinese medicine and psychology to identify eyebrow shape
A long time ago, our ancestors knew how to judge a person's temperament through eyebrows. "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" said: "A beautiful eyebrow has a lot of blood in the sun's veins; a bad eyebrow has a little blood." It can be seen that the thick, thick and moist eyebrows reflect the strong blood in the Taiyang meridian; Eyebrows that are short, thin, and falling off are a symbol of insufficient blood energy in the full sun meridian.Thick eyebrows indicate abundant kidney qi and a strong body; while thin eyebrows indicate deficiency of kidney qi and weak body.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, a person's eyebrows represent the condition of the endocrine system, liver and kidney system; and the liver and endocrine (hormonal secretion) are just the most important physiological factors that affect a person's temperament. Find out whether a person's temperament is good or bad.

Up brows and down brows: Brows with down brows are often referred to as "eight twenty".People with this kind of eyebrows are compassionate, helpful, and kind.Even if he is teased by others, he doesn't want to take revenge.They tend to start well and finish well.People with raised eyebrows have strong self-esteem and personality, always refuse to compromise, and lack affinity.This is both his strength and his weakness.When boldness and decisiveness are called for, he can quickly use his means to emerge.Such a person is often admired by others.Which kind of person will be successful, the one with the brows up or down?This depends on the elements of the environment and destiny, and cannot be generalized.

Liuyemei and Yizimei: Liuyemei is gentle and wise, able to honor their parents and live in harmony with their brothers.People with unibrows have strong personalities and more masculine actions.People with wider unibrows are bold, while those with narrower unibrows are more stubborn and lack stamina.In addition, this kind of person has deep thoughts, and intelligent criminals often have this kind of eyebrow shape.

Near eyebrows and far eyebrows: People whose eyebrows are closer to the eyes are less calm in doing things, and often only see the immediate benefits, but can't think about the long-term.The person whose eyebrows are farther from the eyes has a gentler temperament and looks imposing.

Wide and narrow between eyebrows: A person with a wider distance between the left and right eyebrows is more stable and has a longer life, because he has a large belly and a wide field of vision, and he will not care too much about anything.But people with narrow Yintang are just the opposite.

Arrangement of eyebrows: People with shiny eyebrows arranged in the same direction are very lucky and honest.If the arrangement of eyebrows is very disordered and the direction of growth is inconsistent, this kind of person's words and deeds are inconsistent, and most of them are hypocrites.

3. The "movement" of eyebrows reveals psychological signals
Eyebrows also have the function of expression, which can fully show the emotional changes in our hearts.Eyebrows can not only prevent sweat and rain from dripping into the eyes, but more importantly, they can convey body language.Whenever our mood changes, the shape of the eyebrows will also change, which can be called "eyebrow movement".The important signals generated by the movement of the eyebrows are as follows.

(1) Low eyebrows.This expression is usually shown when people are being aggressed, because it is a defensive gesture, usually just to protect the eyes from the outside world.

(2) Frown.A frown can represent many different moods.For example: surprise, astonishment, astonishment, doubt, denial, ignorance, arrogance, hope, doubt, ignorance, anger and fear, etc.

Frown situations include both defensive and aggressive.A protective frown just protects the eyes from external damage.But frowning is not enough, the cheeks under the eyes need to be squeezed up, the eyes are still open to pay attention to the outside world.This form of squeezing up and down is a typical avoidance response when facing external attacks, sudden exposure to strong light, and strong emotional reactions.As for the aggressive frown, the basic point is still defensive, it is worried that one's aggressive emotions will arouse the opponent's counterattack, which is related to self-defense.

People who frown deeply are generally very melancholy.They basically want to escape the situation they are in, but often cannot for some reason.If a person laughs and frowns at the same time, it means that the person is actually mildly frightened and anxious, and his eyebrows give the message of obvious withdrawal.While his laugh may be genuine, it bothers him quite a bit regardless of who he's laughing at.

(3) One eyebrow is lowered and the other is raised.The information conveyed by such a shape is between raising eyebrows and lowering eyebrows, which generally indicates that a person is excited and fearful at the same time.People with slanted eyebrows are usually in a state of suspicion, because the raised eyebrow is like a big question mark.

(4) Knotted brows.Generally, it means that the two eyebrows rise at the same time and approach each other.This expression often indicates severe distress and depression, as is often the case in some patients with chronic pain.Acute pain produces a lowered brow and contorted face.

(5) FLASHING Brows.The eyebrows are raised first, and then lowered in an instant. This flashing quick movement is a friendly expression when seeing an acquaintance appear.

(6) Eyebrows raised.If a person raises their eyebrows in the middle of a conversation, it indicates a look of great admiration or extreme surprise.

(7) Single eyebrow raised.Raising an eyebrow usually indicates incomprehension or doubt.

(8) The eyebrows move up and down quickly.This kind of action is very similar to flickering eyebrows, which generally means that a person is in a happy mood, agrees with you or expresses kindness to you.

(9) Eyebrows fully raised.This shows his "unbelievable" look.

(10) Half-raised eyebrows indicate his "surprised" demeanor.

(11) Eyebrows half lowered.Usually such an action is used to express that he is "perplexed".

(12) All the lowering of the eyebrows means that he is in a state of "rage".

(13) A furrowed brow indicates a state of deep worry or indecision in the person's heart.

(14) Raising the brows means that a happy event is coming.

(15) Stretching between the brows indicates that the person is calm and in a happy state.

The hero Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms is an image of a "young man".In ancient times, a man with a thin beard and eyebrows was considered unmanly.

When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang met in Fu County when they captured Western Shu that year, Liu Zhang's subordinate Zhang Yu grew a lot of beards on his face. Liu Bei once joked about him like this:

"I used to live in Zhuo County, my hometown, where there were a lot of people surnamed Mao, and there were people with the surname Mao in the east, west, north, and south of the county." The county magistrate said, "Why do all the Maos live around Zhuo?" He was the magistrate of Lu County in Shangdang County, and moved to be the magistrate of Zhuo County. When he was transferred, he went back home. Just at this time, someone wrote to him. I don’t know how to sign the envelope. 'Zhuo Ling' was omitted; the title 'Zhuo Ling' omitted 'Lu Chang', and in the end he had to sign 'Lu Zhuo Jun'." Zhang Yu borrowed "Lu" as a homophony of "Lu" to satirize Liu Bei's needless to show his mouth.

Later, Changyu became attached to Liu Bei.He is very proficient in astronomy and divination. He once advised Liu Bei not to take Hanzhong, saying that taking Hanzhong would be bad for the army.Liu Bei refused to listen, and sent troops to attack Hanzhong, wanting to prove that Zhang Yu's prophecy was inaccurate.Zhang Yu also privately disclosed the "secret" to others, saying that Liu Bei would gain Yizhou in the first year of Huangchu, Emperor Wen of Wei, and would lose Yizhou nine years later.Liu Bei did not forget the humiliation that year, and took the opportunity to kill Zhang Yu.Zhuge Liang asked Zhang Yu what crime he had committed, and Liu Bei said, "Fang Lan was born in the family and had to be hoeed."

Later, Liu Bei found an excuse and killed Zhang Yu.

Although Liu Bei was narrow-minded in dealing with Chang Yu, Zhang Yu's harsh words, irony of Liu Bei's beard, and his failure to maintain Liu Bei's dignity led to his death, which is worth learning from for future generations.

In modern workplace interactions, the potential impact of traditional ideas on men's beards should also be considered, and don't make unreasonable comments on the beards of colleagues or bosses.

Knowledge Hidden in the Eyebrows
Original text
The eyebrows are still colorful, and those who are colorful will reflect light at the tip.The nobles have three layers of color, and those with one or two layers②.The so-called "civilized atmosphere" should be relaxed and not stagnant.As soon as one looks at the momentum of riding the wind and dancing, it is the top; if it is like splashing ink, it is the bottom ④.Those who are upright are up; those who are drooping are the bottom ⑤.Long has ups and downs, short has air ⑥; thick avoid floating light, light avoid dry rope ⑦.Those who are like swords hold military power, and those who are like brooms go to the execution ground ⑧.There is also a levy in it, which must be distinguished ⑨.But if the eye is not good, scattered and worrying, thin and flattering, thick and uneducated, this is the worst quality⑩.

注释
(End of this chapter)