The real meaning of this sentence is that persimmon means death, pear means separation, and watermelon skin means no meat.
In other words, men in traditional families are afraid of dying early (because ancient men are the strong labor and pillar of a family, and when a man dies, a family will be destroyed); Women are afraid of divorce (it is normal for divorced women now, because they are financially independent and socially tolerant. But it's different. I am alone with an empty door, and there are many right and wrong. I can't live if I get married and have children. Old sows are most afraid of stillbirth (watermelon skin, even pulp, is bulging, old sows blame stillbirth, belly bulging, pregnant in October, but eventually did not give birth to cubs).
Of course, from the nature of persimmon, pear and watermelon peel, it is actually reasonable.
Persimmons, pears and watermelons are all fruits, but in Chinese medicine, they are sweet and cool, and they all have the effects of clearing away heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It used to be a "medicine" available in rural areas to prevent heatstroke and oral ulcers.
But the actual "medicinal properties" of these samples are different.
Men are afraid of persimmons and say that persimmons are good, but don't eat more, let alone on an empty stomach, which is easy to cause stones (according to the current scientific principle, it is caused by tannic acid in persimmons); Moreover, although persimmon can be used to make wine, it is considered offensive in some places to eat both because the wine is hot (but from a scientific point of view, there is no actual evidence); For example, in the folk tradition, persimmons and crabs are offensive.
In the past, when the material was scarce, men were the main labor force in the family, so eating persimmons often encountered the above problems, such as eating persimmons on an empty stomach, such as drinking and eating persimmons, and so on. These are easy to cause physical harm to the players.
Women are afraid of pears. General Chinese medicine believes that because of its cold nature, spleen and stomach weakness, blood deficiency and fear of cold, it is not appropriate to eat more pears. Because it will aggravate the symptoms. Compared with men, this physique is more often the "patent" of women in the past.
Old sow is most afraid of watermelon skin, also called watermelon Cui Yi. It is a typical "Chinese medicine" for domestic animals. Can effectively treat oral inflammation, burn and constipation of domestic animals.
However, because it can moisten the intestines, it is easy to cause diarrhea in pregnant old sows and lead to miscarriage in old sows. This is also a good thing to turn into a bad thing.