白髮人送黑髮人

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Chinese

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white hair; elderly; senior man; person; people
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present)
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
black hair man; person; people
trad. (白髮人送黑髮人) 白髮 黑髮
simp. (白发人送黑发人) 白发 黑发
Literally: “white-haired person seeing off black-haired person (in a funeral)”.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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白髮人送黑髮人

  1. (of an old person) to see one's child die earlier than oneself

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