白头偕老

Traditional: 白頭偕老

bái tóu xié lǎo

Dictionary entry

(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions

What does 白头偕老 mean?

白头偕老 (bái tóu xié lǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions

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白Báisurname Bai · Bai ethnic group 头tóuhead · hair style 偕xiéin company with 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)

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白头偕老

bái tóu xié lǎo

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