The dragon gives birth to nine sons, and what are the nine sons of the dragon

The dragon gave birth to nine sons means that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the nine sons did not become dragons, each of which was different. The so-called "dragon gives birth to nine sons" does not mean that the dragon happens to give birth to nine sons. In traditional Chinese culture, nine is used to represent a lot, with supreme status, nine is an imaginary number, but also a valuable number, so it is used to describe the dragon.

The saying that the dragon has nine sons has a long history, but there is no theory about which nine animals there are, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that various theories appeared. Some scholars' notes in the Ming Dynasty, such as Lu Rong's "Shuyuan Miscellaneous Records", Li Dongyang's "Huailu Tang Collection", Yang Shen's "Sheng'an Collection", Li Xu's "Jie'an Old Man's Manbi", Xu Yingqiu's "Yuzhitang Tanyun", etc., have many versions, different sayings, respectively, summarized as: Prison Niu, Jianxi, Chaofeng, Pu Lao, Fox, Cun, Qiang, Xuan, Qilin, Jiaotu, Worm, etc.

Top Name.

老大 赑屃 (bì'xì）

老二 螭kiss 鸱尾 (chī'wěn/chī'wěi) 老三 蒲牢 (pú'láo）

老四 狴犴 (bì'àn）

老五 饕餮 (tāo'tiè）

老六 蚣蝮 (bā xià).

老七 睚眦 (yá'zī）

老八 狻猊 (suān'ní）

老九 椒图 (jiāo'tú）

Top Name.

Boss Prison Cow (qiú'niú）

老二 睚眦 (yá'zì）

Lao San mocking wind (cháo'fēng）

Lao Si 蒲寀 (pú'láo）

老五 狻猊 (suān'ní).

老六 赑屃 (bì'xì）

老七 狴犴 (bì'àn).

老八 失屃 (fù'xī）

老九 螭kiss 鸱尾 (chī'wěn/chī'wěi）

We often use "the dragon gives birth to nine sons" to compare the respective strengths of siblings, although "nine" is a virtual finger, but there are always good people who want to put the legendary beast on the set, which nine animals have not been said, until the Ming Dynasty appeared a variety of sayings.

Jairus, the second child, is aggressive and kills in his life, and the knife ring, knife handle, and dragon swallow mouth are its remains.

Mocking the wind, resembling a beast, is the third child, life is dangerous and hopeful, and the beast on the corner of the temple is its posthumous image.

Pu Lao, shaped like a coiled dragon, ranked fourth, good roar in life, the dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its posthumous image.

Foxy, resembling a lion, ranked fifth, likes to be quiet and does not like to move, good to sit, and likes fireworks, so the foot decoration on the Buddha seat and the incense burner is its posthumous image.

Baxia, also known as the stump, resembles a turtle is the sixth, life is good load-bearing, the force is infinite, the turtle under the stele is its posthumous image.

The raccoon, also known as the charter, resembles a tiger and is the seventh oldest. It is a litigious but powerful man, and the tiger-shaped decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its posthumous image.

Negative tuan, like a dragon, ranking eighth, good writing, the dragon on both sides of the stele is its remains.

The Owl Kiss, also known as the Owl Tail, is a dragon in the shape of a fish. According to legend, it was introduced by Buddhism from India around the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is a thing under the seat of the rain god in the Buddhist scriptures, which can extinguish fires.

Therefore, the kiss is changed from this, so it is more than at both ends of the roof ridge to eliminate disasters and extinguish fires. The dragon-shaped spine swallowing beast is Lao Jiu, with a wide mouth and thick noise, and is easy to swallow in his life, and the curly-tailed dragon heads at both ends of the temple ridge are his remains.

One is called Baxia (turtle), shaped like a turtle, and likes to carry weight. The image of the large turtle carrying the stone monument is its image.

The second is called the kiss (the kiss, the mocking wind, the good hope, the fish, the owl tail), the four-legged snake that looks like a sheared tail, likes to look around in dangerous places, and also likes to swallow fire. The beasts or heads on the ridges, corners and roofs of the temple are its images.

The third is called Pu Lao, which resembles a dragon and is small in size, and likes to chirp. They live by the sea, but they are afraid of whales. The animal buttons on the ancestral halls, temples, and iron bells are its images.

According to the characteristics of Pu Lao's fear of whales, the long wood that strikes the bell is carved into the shape of a whale, and it is said that the sound of the bell is loud and bright.

The four are called the Charter, which is shaped like a tiger, powerful, and easy to litigate. The image of a tiger carved on the prison door or standing on the prison door is its image.

Five said gluttony, its shape resembles a wolf, excellent diet. The beast head carved on the lid is its image.

The six are called the Fox (Jin Li), the shape is like a lion, likes fireworks, and is also easy to sit. The animal head carved on the Buddha seat and incense burner in the temple is its image.

Seven prison cows, like a yellow dragon with scales and horns, like **. The head of the beast engraved on the huqin is its image.

Eight eyes are called, its shape is like a jackal, and it likes to kill. Its image can often be seen in the handle and scabbard.

Nine pepper figures, its shape is like a snail mussel, good to close the mouth, so its image is often carved on the head of the gate.

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