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黄童白叟 — “Refers to both young children and white-haired elderly people”

黄童白叟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to both young children and white-haired elderly people”. Collectively meaning people of all ages, or the young and the old. Literally, “Yellow-haired children and white-haired old folks”.

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黄童白叟 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄童白叟 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
童
tóng12child, young, virgin, bald
白
bái5white, bright, clear
叟
sǒu10old man

Example Sentence with 黄童白叟

每当节日来临,公园里总是挤满了黄童白叟,欢声笑语,其乐融融。
During festivals, the park is always filled with children and the elderly, their joyful laughter creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

Idioms Related to 黄童白叟

Synonyms of 黄童白叟

  • lǎo老lǎo老shào少shào少old and young
  • huáng黄tóng童hào皓shǒu首children and the elderly

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄童白叟

What does 黄童白叟 mean?

黄童白叟 (huáng tóng bái sǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to both young children and white-haired elderly people”.

How do you pronounce 黄童白叟?

黄童白叟 is pronounced huáng tóng bái sǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄童白叟 literally mean?

Literally, 黄童白叟 means “Yellow-haired children and white-haired old folks”. It is used to mean “refers to both young children and white-haired elderly people”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄童白叟?

黄发儿童,白发老人。泛指老人与孩子。

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