白发人送黑发人

Traditional: 白髮人送黑髮人

bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

Dictionary entry

to see one's child die before oneself

What does 白发人送黑发人 mean?

白发人送黑发人 (bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to see one's child die before oneself

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白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit · to give (as a present)黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

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白发人送黑发人

bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

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