The difference between smile dimples and dimples

When we praise a child for being cute, we always mention the two sweet dimples on their face when they smile, which are really pretty and cute. Having dimples on your face does give people a good feeling, but smile dimples can also look just as good. But what is the difference between dimples and smile dimples? Many people think that these are the same thing, but in fact there is a big difference between the two. Dimples are larger on the cheeks, while smile dimples are next to the corners of the mouth. Of course, there are other differences.

dimple

The dimple is located about 2 to 2.7 centimeters above the outer corner of the mouth. There are two types: round and linear. The dimple is usually most visible when smiling.

Pear Dimple

The pear dimple is located about 1 cm below and outside the corner of the mouth. It is smaller and less obvious than the dimple.

Why are dimples called dimples?

In the traditional wine-making process, the mixed grains are put into a vat, and then the middle is hollowed out to expose the bottom of the vat. Grains are then piled up along the wall of the vat to form a pit, which is called a dimple. This should be the original meaning of the word "dimple". The name comes from the feature on the cheek formed by muscle defects that resembles a dimple.

Why is a dimple called a dimple?

"Pear dimples" originally referred to the dimples on the prostitute Li Qian in the Song Dynasty. Later it came to refer to the dimples on a woman's cheeks.

First: People with dimples, male, will have filial sons or smart sons, and female, will have filial daughters or smart daughters. If there is a dimple on only one side of the face, it will be on the left side for males and on the right side for females. If it is on the left side for males, it means they will have filial sons, and if it is on the right side for females, it means they will have filial daughters, and this applies to both males and females. In the past, in Chinese society, people were not only expected to be filial, but also to be loyal and filial. If you were slightly unfilial, the government would have the power to tell the villagers to beat you up, drag you to the ancestral hall, or even report you to the authorities and sentence you to jail. Therefore, whether or not there are filial sons is a matter of great importance.

Second: People are relatively healthy, and their sexual desires are relatively strong and high. In the past, this was a taboo, especially for women. How could this be tolerated? But now, people try every possible means to enhance their sexual desire, even when looking for a wife or partner, they all want to find a partner who is a lady who goes out and is a slut in the bedroom. How can this be considered a bad thing or a shortcoming?

Third: People with dimples are more optimistic and loving. Usually, people with dimples also have fuller lips. In gypsy palmistry, these are the characteristics of "Venus Hill People".

People with thick lips are more enthusiastic, easy-going, and humane, so they are more likely to have romantic luck. This was considered a taboo in ancient times, but nowadays they just have a wider social circle and many boyfriends and girlfriends.

Summary: So, if you have dimples on your face, congratulations: if you are a man, you are a strong man and a master of sex; if you are a woman, you are not only beautiful, but also an optimistic, enthusiastic and loving girl. Generally speaking, having dimples on your face is a good feature and not necessarily a defect.

The Origin of the Dimpled Smile

Hu Dan'an (1102-1180), whose name was Quan and whose courtesy name was Bangheng, was a native of Luling. A famous official of the Southern Song Dynasty. During the Shaoxing period, Qin Hui advocated peace, and the Jin envoys went south to deliver imperial edicts to the south of the Yangtze River. He submitted a memorial requesting that Qin Hui and his cronies Wang Lun and Sun Jin be beheaded and "hanged on the streets", and his reputation for loyalty and uprightness shocked the world. Qin Hui was furious because of this, and exiled Hu Quan to Lingnan for ten years on the charge of "arrogance, brutality, and inciting the masses to hijack."

It was not until Emperor Xiaozong ascended the throne that Hu Quan was reappointed. In Guangzhou, Hu Quan fell in love with a woman named Li Qian (some say Li Qian was a prostitute, here we follow Yuan Mei's statement). According to "Zhu Zi Daquan Zhayi" by Song Shiye of Korea, Li Qian was a married woman. Her husband discovered the affair between Hu Quan and Li Qian and forced Hu Quan to eat straw beans (horse feed mixed with straw and beans), "if not, he would be killed." Hu Quan had no choice but to endure the humiliation of eating straw beans. Afterwards, Hu Quan and Li Qian returned north from their place of exile. On the way, Hu Quan drank at the Hu Garden in Xiangtan. Slightly tipsy, he wrote a poem on the wall: "You have allowed me to return here for a drunken night, and there are dimples on my cheeks." The so-called "dimples on my cheeks" refers to Li Qian.

Therefore, "pear dimples" originally referred to the dimples of Li Qian, a prostitute in the Song Dynasty. Later it came to refer to the dimples on a woman's cheeks, a woman's smiling face, or a smile. Also known as "棃涡".