白发苍颜 — “White hair and sallow complexion”
白发苍颜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the appearance of an old person with white hair and an aged, withered face; old and frail”. Literally, “white hair and sallow complexion”.
白发苍颜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白发苍颜 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 白
- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白发苍颜 mean?
白发苍颜 (bái fà cāng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe the appearance of an old person with white hair and an aged, withered face; old and frail”.
How do you pronounce 白发苍颜?
白发苍颜 is pronounced bái fà cāng yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白发苍颜 literally mean?
Literally, 白发苍颜 means “white hair and sallow complexion”. It is used to mean “to describe the appearance of an old person with white hair and an aged, withered face; old and frail”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白发苍颜?
头发已白，脸色灰暗。形容老人的容貌。