Why is the cat called the cicada slave? Is there another name for a cat?

Nowadays, there are many cat owners in our lives. Cats have big round eyes, and many cats have a sweet appearance, especially cats with round heads, so they are very popular among people. After raising a cat, you will find that it has a small round face, soft fur, alert little eyeballs and cute little meat claws.

We call cats all cats now, but in ancient times cats had the nickname of cicada slaves. Why is this?

Princess Qionghua in Tang Dynasty liked cats very much and named her a white cat. Because of the dark pattern near the cat's mouth, she gave it a very elegant name called "Cicada Slave".

The princess is notorious for her fondness for cats, and many people have been impressed since the name was given. Later, it has been handed down and carried forward by various dynasties, and it still has the title of Cicada Slave to this day. After you have a cat, you will feel like a human, flicking flies with its paws, covering butterflies with both paws, watching with its little head, and flapping butterflies from left to right.

1, raccoon dog

In fact, in ancient times, many people liked to keep cats. Some people kept cats to catch mice, and some people kept cats for leisure and entertainment. Many literati also kept cats and wrote many poems for cats. In ancient times, wild cats were called civet cats, while domestic cats were called cats, and they also had the title of raccoon slaves.

2, black circle

This name is very cute and has been passed down from ancient times. The cat's name is elegant or well-behaved, vividly reflecting the cat's lazy, sensitive, independent, and clingy characteristics.

3. Golden Tiger

This is the name of the cat based on the color of the cat. If a cat's coat color is golden yellow, then its name is golden tiger. In fact, in ancient times, the purer the coat color, the better the cat.

In addition, according to the color of the cat, there are many names, such as tortoiseshell, chiyuxiaofeilian, etc. The ancients gave cats very elegant titles.