人们常把未婚年轻女子称为“千金”,旧时还有“千金小姐”之称,均有尊贵之意。但据史书,千金原本是称谓男子的。 “金”原是我国古代货币单位。秦代以前一镒为一金,汉代以一千镒为一金。有人说当时的金实则指的是 People often referred to the unmarried young girl as “daughter”, the old time there are “daughter”, all have the honor. However, according to historical records, daughter originally was the title man. “Gold” is the ancient monetary unit in our country. Before the Qin Dynasty was a gold, the Han Dynasty to a thousand 镒 as a gold. Some people say that the real gold then refers to it