白頭偕老

See also: 白头偕老

Chinese

		hoary head; white hair; old age	to live together to a ripe old age; to grow old together
trad. (白頭偕老)		白頭	偕老
simp. (白头偕老)		白头	偕老

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báitóu xiélǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ tau⁴ gaai¹ lou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báitóu xiélǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtour shyelao
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ tau⁴ gaai¹ lou⁵
  - Yale: baahk tàuh gāai lóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ tau⁴ gaai¹ lou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ teo⁴ gai¹ lou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ kɑːi̯⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/

Idiom

白頭偕老

(said of a couple) to live together until the white hairs of old age; to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss until death do us part; to remain happily married to a ripe old age

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