白头之叹 — “Refers to the lament of an abandoned woman for a desolate old age”
白头之叹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the lament of an abandoned woman for a desolate old age”. Literally, “sigh of white hair”.
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白头之叹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白头之叹 Character Breakdown
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她晚年孤独，常发出白头之叹，令人心酸。
In her lonely old age, she often sighed with the lament of white hair, which was heartbreaking.
Idioms Related to 白头之叹
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- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白头之叹 mean?
白头之叹 (bái tóu zhī tàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to the lament of an abandoned woman for a desolate old age”.
How do you pronounce 白头之叹?
白头之叹 is pronounced bái tóu zhī tàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白头之叹 literally mean?
Literally, 白头之叹 means “sigh of white hair”. It is used to mean “refers to the lament of an abandoned woman for a desolate old age”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白头之叹?
指妇女被遗弃而作晚景凄凉之叹。