鹤发童颜 — “Crane-white hair and a child's complexion”
鹤发童颜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an elderly person with snow-white hair like a crane's feathers and a rosy, youthful complexion, indicating good health and vitality”. Literally, “Crane-white hair and a child's complexion”.
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鹤发童颜 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 鹤hè
- 发fà
- 童tóng
- 颜yán
鹤发童颜 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 鹤发童颜
张奶奶虽然年过七旬，依然鹤发童颜，精神矍铄。
Grandma Zhang, though over seventy, still has white hair and a youthful complexion, full of vigor.
Idioms Related to 鹤发童颜
More idioms starting with 鹤
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- hè鹤yì亦bài败dào道Even the perfect follow natural laws
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- hè鹤fà发sōng松zī姿old but hale and hearty
- 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
- hè鹤zǐ子méi梅qī妻reclusive scholar's elegant solitude
Questions about 鹤发童颜
- What does 鹤发童颜 mean?
- 鹤发童颜 (hè fà tóng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes an elderly person with snow-white hair like a crane's feathers and a rosy, youthful complexion, indicating good health and vitality”.
- How do you pronounce 鹤发童颜?
- 鹤发童颜 is pronounced hè fà tóng yán in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 鹤发童颜 literally mean?
- Literally, 鹤发童颜 means “Crane-white hair and a child's complexion”. It is used to mean “describes an elderly person with snow-white hair like a crane's feathers and a rosy, youthful complexion, indicating good health and vitality”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 鹤发童颜?
- 仙鹤羽毛般雪白的头发，儿童般红润的面色。形容老年人气色好。