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鹤骨霜髯 — “Describes a very old person with a gaunt appearance and white beard”

鹤骨霜髯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes a very old person with a gaunt appearance and white beard”. Often implying an advanced age or venerable quality. Literally, “Crane bones, frosted beard”.

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鹤骨霜髯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鹤骨霜髯 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鹤
hè15crane bird
骨
gǔ10bone
霜
shuāng17frost
髯
rán15beard on the cheeks

Example Sentence with 鹤骨霜髯

那位老茶艺师已是鹤骨霜髯,但他泡茶的技艺依然炉火纯青,动作行云流水。
That old tea master, though with a gaunt figure and frosted beard, still performs his tea ceremony with masterful skill and graceful movements.

Idioms Related to 鹤骨霜髯

More idioms starting with 鹤

  • hè鹤chéng乘xuān轩promote undeserving individuals to high positions
  • hè鹤yì亦bài败dào道Even the perfect follow natural laws
  • hè鹤shì势láng螂xíng形slender and graceful figure
  • hè鹤fà发sōng松zī姿old but hale and hearty
  • hè鹤fà发tóng童yán颜elderly with youthful looks
  • hè鹤fà发jī鸡pí皮white hair and wrinkled skin
  • hè鹤diào吊táo陶mǔ母Cranes mourn Tao Kan's mother
  • hè鹤lì唳huá华tíng亭Nostalgia for the past, regret over life's turns
  • hè鹤lì唳yuán猿shēng声desolate cries of cranes and monkeys
  • hè鹤lì唳fēng风shēng声overly suspicious due to panic
  • hè鹤kùn困jī鸡qún群talented person trapped among mediocrity
  • hè鹤chǔ处jī鸡qún群a crane among chickens

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Questions about 鹤骨霜髯

What does 鹤骨霜髯 mean?

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”.

How do you pronounce 鹤骨霜髯?

鹤骨霜髯 is pronounced hè gǔ shuāng rán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 鹤骨霜髯 literally mean?

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”.

What is the Chinese definition of 鹤骨霜髯?

瘦骨白须。形容年老。

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