Listening to the voice through physiognomy: Zeng Guofan on listening to people's voices

Listening to the voice through physiognomy: Zeng Guofan on listening to people's voices

Six Sounds

(I) Zeng Guofan on the key points of listening to people’s voices

Original text: The human voice is like the air of heaven and earth; the light and clear ones rise up, while the heavy and turbid ones fall down. It starts from Dantian, originates from the throat, turns to the tongue, is distinguished by the teeth, and comes out from the lips, which actually matches the five tones. Take it and form your own family, there is no need to match each other. When you hear the voice, you will miss it. If the person is there, you will definitely see him as a hero at first sight!

Colloquial language: The human voice, like the yin and yang energy between heaven and earth, also has clear and turbid voices. The clear one is light and rises, while the turbid one is heavy and falls. The sound starts from Dantian, makes a sound in the larynx, transforms at the tongue, becomes clear or turbid at the teeth, and finally comes out through the lips. All of this is closely coordinated with the five tones of Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu.

When you meet someone you know, listen to his or her voice and try to identify his or her unique characteristics. It may not necessarily be completely consistent with the five tones, but as long as you hear the voice you should think of this person. In this way, you will know the person by hearing his or her voice. Therefore, you do not necessarily have to see a person's true face to tell whether he or she is a genius or a mediocrity.

(II) Zeng Guofan on Listening to Sounds

Original text: Sound and tone are different. The sound is dominant and can be found where it is produced; the sound is restrained and can be found where it stops. To distinguish sounds, one must distinguish joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. Joy is like breaking bamboo, anger is like thunder rising from the ground, sorrow is like striking thin ice, and happiness is like snow dancing in the wind. Generally speaking, light sounds are best. If the sound is male, it is valuable if it is like a bell, but cheap if it is like a gong; if the sound is female, it is valuable if it is like a pheasant, but cheap if it is like a frog. The sound is majestic when heard from far away and melodious when heard from near. It starts like riding the wind and ends like playing a zither. It is excellent. It is the best to speak big words without opening your lips and to speak softly without showing your teeth. If you go out and don't come back, it's like the cows mooing in the wilderness; if you rush but can't reach your destination, it's like the rats chewing in the middle of the night; some people can talk in a continuous stream, while others can talk in a confused manner with their teeth and throats cut off: how can you compare with the common people?

Colloquial language: Sound and tone seem to be inseparable and are two different substances. Sound is produced when the vocal organs are activated, and you can hear it when the vocal organs are activated; sound is produced when the vocal organs are closed, and you can feel it when the vocal organs are closed.

There are many ways to identify the quality of voice, but one must focus on carefully distinguishing it from the human emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. The sound of joy is like the breaking of green bamboo, its emotion is crisp and pleasant; the sound of anger is like thunder out of the blue, its emotion is heroic and strong; the sound of sorrow is like the breaking of thin ice, its emotion is shattering and sad; the sound of happiness is like snowflakes dancing in the air before the wind blows, its emotion is quiet and gentle. They are all listed as the best sounds because of a common characteristic, which is that they are light and clear. one'

If it is a strong and vigorous masculine voice, then it is noble if it is as loud and deep as a bell; it is lowly if it is as light and superficial as a gong; if it is a gentle and graceful feminine voice, then it is noble if it is as clear and melodious as a rooster's crow; it is lowly if it is as noisy and hollow as a frog's croak. Listening from afar, it sounds vigorous and exciting, full of masculinity. But when listened to from close up, it is warm, melodious, and full of femininity. When it starts, it is like the quiet movement of the wind, pleasing to the ears and the heart. When it stops, it is like a pianist playing the piano, graceful and natural. This is the best sound.

People often say that speaking loudly without opening your mouth wide, and whispering with your teeth covered but not showing, are the better voices. After it is uttered, it is scattered and empty, lacking lingering sound, like the mooing of a lone cow in the wilderness; it is urgent, creaking, and intermittent, like a mouse stealing food in the dead of night; when speaking, one sentence follows another, the speech is incoherent and endless, and the mouth is fast and the breath is short; when speaking, the speech is unclear, hesitant, and vague. These kinds of speaking sounds are all the vulgar and crude sounds of the people in the market. What is there to compare with the above sounds?

(III) Zeng Guofan on Listening

Original text: Sound is the remainder of voice, and is not far from voice. This can be heard from subtle music. The poor and humble have voice but no sound, the cunning have sound but no voice. This is what is meant by “birds are voiceless, and beasts are soundless.” When ordinary people speak, their voices are scattered in front, behind, left and right. When he starts talking, he is full of emotion, and his words linger in the air. He is not only a refined person, but also a national hero. His mouth is broad without overflowing, and his tongue has no thin sounds. He is not only honest and sincere, but also has a high reputation.

Colloquial: Sound is the aftermath or lingering sound of a voice. There is not much difference between sound and voice, and the difference between them can still be heard from subtle details. The speech of poor and humble people has only sound but no tone, which makes them seem rude and uncivilized. The speech of smooth and cunning people has only tone but no voice, which makes them seem hypocritical and artificial. The saying "birds sing without sound and beasts roar without voice" refers to this situation.

When ordinary people speak, it is just a sound scattered in the air, there is no tone at all. If, when you speak, you are moved as soon as you open your mouth, and your voice is full of emotion, and even after you finish speaking the sound of your words is still lingering in your ears, then you can not only be said to be a gentle and elegant person, but also a celebrity in society. When speaking, even if one has a wide mouth, the breath comes out before the sound comes out; even if one is eloquent, he is not pretentious or frivolous. This not only shows that the person has profound inner qualities, but also indicates that he will gain great fame and reputation.

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