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白头到老

白头到老 — “To stay together as a devoted couple until old age”

白头到老 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay together as a devoted couple until old age”. To live out one's lives together. Literally, “white head until old age”.

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白头到老 Pronunciation and Pinyin

白头到老 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
白
bái5white, bright, clear
头
tóu5head
到
dào8arrive at or reach
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced

Example Sentence with 白头到老

他们希望能够白头到老,永远相亲相爱
They hope to grow old together with white hair, loving each other forever.

Idioms Related to 白头到老

Synonyms of 白头到老

  • bái白tóu头xié偕lǎo老grow old together in marital love

Antonyms of 白头到老

  • bái白tóu头bù不zhōng终married couple fails to grow old together

More idioms starting with 白

  • 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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Questions about 白头到老

What does 白头到老 mean?

白头到老 (bái tóu dào lǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stay together as a devoted couple until old age”.

How do you pronounce 白头到老?

白头到老 is pronounced bái tóu dào lǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 白头到老 literally mean?

Literally, 白头到老 means “white head until old age”. It is used to mean “to stay together as a devoted couple until old age”.

What is the Chinese definition of 白头到老?

白头:头发白。夫妻相亲相爱,一直到老。

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