白头而新 — “To have known someone for a long time”
白头而新 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have known someone for a long time”. Even into old age, yet still not understand them deeply or be intimate, treating them like a new acquaintance. Literally, “White-haired yet new”.
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白头而新 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白头而新 Character Breakdown
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他们共事数十年，但始终只是泛泛之交，白头而新，从无深谈。
They had worked together for decades, but remained mere acquaintances, white-haired yet new, never having a deep conversation.
Idioms Related to 白头而新
Synonyms of 白头而新
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 白头而新
What does 白头而新 mean?
白头而新 (bái tóu ér xīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have known someone for a long time”.
How do you pronounce 白头而新?
白头而新 is pronounced bái tóu ér xīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白头而新 literally mean?
Literally, 白头而新 means “White-haired yet new”. It is used to mean “to have known someone for a long time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白头而新?
指相交虽久而并不知己，像新知一样。同“白头如新”。