白头不相离

白頭不相離
báitóu bù xiānglí
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 and never part until our hair is white

Examples

HSK 7-9
Hūnlǐ shàng, xīnláng niàn le yí jù " yuàn dé yìxīnrén, báitóu bù xiānglí ".
At the wedding the groom recited 'may I find one true heart, and never part till our hair is white'.

Tips

history
From 《白头吟》, 'Song of White Hair', a Han ballad said to be by 卓文君 when her husband 司马相如 thought of taking a concubine. It is always quoted after 愿得一心人 'may I find one true-hearted man', and turns up in wedding speeches and love songs.

Stroke Order

白 bái
头 tóu
不 bù
相 xiāng
离 lí