Explanation of knocking teeth (1). Teeth collide with each other. An ancient health preserving method. Yan Zhitui in the Northern Qi Dynasty wrote "Family Instructions for Yan's Health Care": "I have a toothache, my teeth are shaking, and my diet is hot and cold. There is a way to grit your teeth when you see "Bao Puzi". Just kowtow three hundred times as early as possible, even if you go for a few days. " Tang Bai Juyi's poem "Night Walk" said: "I am an old man, but I still have some hidden in my arms." Sit still at night and forget to sleep. If you have nothing to do when you get up, you will bite your teeth when you close your eyes. "Song Zhoumi's prequel to Misunderstanding Fetal Breath:" Every afternoon, I sit with my clothes on, facing east or south, sitting with my feet full and knocking my teeth for thirty-six. "Sing" The Song of Huishan Enjoying the Cool ":"Knock on the teeth and the breeze will wash the cold spring, and the boat will move to the tail of Taihu Lake tonight. "(2). One of the blessing ceremonies in Taoism. Knocking on the left tooth is knocking on the drum, and knocking on the right tooth is knocking on the sky, which is used to exorcise evil spirits. Knocking on the door with eight teeth is used to beat drums, communicate truth and play in the morning. Wu Songming's "Chatting under the Light, Getting the Way in the Well": "Taoist priests are people who stick bamboo slips, knock on their teeth and burn incense. The seventh time in the Water Margin: "Some people kowtow and say,' Heaven on the Red Mouth and Hell on the White Tongue'." Wake the world straight, survey boots and literature Erlang Shen: "Mrs. Han kowtows."

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Interpretation of knocking: knocking. Knock down the door. Customs (a. Entry for an audience; B. attack and close the door; C refers to attacking the goal in football, ice hockey and other sports. Percussion is an ancient etiquette: bow down. Knock on the door. Provocative. Kowtow. Radical: mouth; Tooth (tooth) is the organ that chews food in human and animal mouths (usually called "tooth"): tooth. Dental pulp. Gum. Cold teeth (smile will open your mouth, laugh for a long time and your teeth will feel cold. Because it is said to laugh at people, such as "teeth"). Arrange things like teeth: gears. Sawtooth.