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Open the tool →鹤骨霜髯 (hè gǔ shuāng rán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a very old person with a gaunt appearance and white beard”.
鹤骨霜髯 is pronounced hè gǔ shuāng rán in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鹤骨霜髯 means “Crane bones, frosted beard”. It is used to mean “describes a very old person with a gaunt appearance and white beard”.
瘦骨白须。形容年老。