To lament that one's talents are recognized too late in life, or to be too old to fulfill one's ambitions; to feel that opportunities have passed due to old age.
许多老艺术家感叹，他们年轻时才华横溢却无人赏识，直到晚年才声名鹊起，不免有些冯唐白首的惆怅。
Many old artists lament that their talents went unrecognized in their youth, only achieving fame in old age, inevitably experiencing a sense of melancholic "Feng Tang's white head."
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Ancient
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During the Western Han Dynasty, a scholar named Feng Tang, who was well-read, harbored a lifelong desire to become an official.
He lived through the reigns of Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, and Emperor Wu, yet his wish remained unfulfilled.
It wasn't until Emperor Wu's time that Feng Tang was recommended as a worthy talent. Emperor Wu himself recognized his intellect and scholarship.
However, by then, Feng Tang was 90 years old, with a head full of white hair, and was no longer able to take on an official position.
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