In the old saying in Beijing, what do quail players and monkeys mean respectively?

Quail player's monkey finger: Quail refers to a bird, and player and monkey refer to monkeys. In the old society, a player was an inferior person on an equal footing with birds and monkeys, and a plaything of a rich family. It means that the player's status is very low, and compared with birds and monkeys, he is wantonly played by rich people.

There are many versions of this sentence, some say "quail player Hou, feed unfamiliar birds", others say "quail player monkey, feed unfamiliar eagle" or "quail player Ma Li monkey, feed unfamiliar solitary birds" and so on.

Xiajiuliu: a first-class wizard (southern wizards draw spells to attract gods to exorcise ghosts); Second-rate prostitutes (public prostitutes and secret prostitutes); Third-rate gods (witches who are possessed by immortals and cure diseases in the form of singing); Fourth-class banger (watchman); Five shaves (a barber walking around with a load); 6 trumpeters (drummers, trumpeters); Seven actors (various actors); Eight are called street beggars and nine are sugar sellers.

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In feudal society, rulers divided people into three religions and nine streams. Actors belong to the bottom, that is, the bottom, have no social status, and line up with prostitutes. There is a folk saying that "a bitch is heartless and a player is meaningless", which actually means that "a bitch" and "a player" have no integrity in order to survive.

The income of ancient actors was pitiful. They usually perform in teahouses. Many dignitaries and others watch the performance after dinner. If they feel good, they will get some money rewards. Life is very difficult. Most actors have low incomes and live around the poverty line.