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白头偕老

白頭偕老
báitóuxiélǎo
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to grow old together (as a married couple)
  2. 2 to stay together until one's hair turns white
  3. 3 lifelong companionship

Examples

祝你们白头偕老，永远幸福。
Zhù nǐmen báitóuxiélǎo, yǒngyuǎn xìngfú.
Wishing you a lifetime together in happiness.
他们携手走过五十年，真正白头偕老。
Tāmen xiéshǒu zǒuguò wǔshí nián, zhēnzhèng báitóuxiélǎo.
Hand in hand for fifty years — they truly grew old together.

Tips

culture
Standard wedding blessing in Chinese, alongside 百年好合. Often written on red banners at weddings.
history
The phrase 偕老 comes from 《诗经·卫风·氓》: 及尔偕老 ('to grow old with you').

Stroke Order

白 bái
头 tóu
偕 xié
老 lǎo