白頭人送黑頭人

Chinese

		hoary head; white hair; whitehead	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; blackhead	man; person; people
trad. (白頭人送黑頭人)		白頭	人	送	黑頭	人
simp. (白头人送黑头人)		白头	人	送	黑头	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báitóurén sòng hēitóurén

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ hak¹ tau⁴ jan⁴ / baak⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ haak¹ tau⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báitóurén sòng hēitóurén
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báitóurén sòng heitóurén
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-tʻou²-jên² sung⁴ hei¹-tʻou²-jên²
    • Yale: bái-tóu-rén sùng hēi-tóu-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtourren sonq heitourren
    • Palladius: байтоужэнь сун хэйтоужэнь (bajtoužɛnʹ sun xɛjtoužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ hak¹ tau⁴ jan⁴ / baak⁶ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ haak¹ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: baahk tàuh yàhn sung hāk tàuh yàhn / baahk tàuh yàhn sung hāak tàuh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ hak⁷ tau⁴ jan⁴ / baak⁹ tau⁴ jan⁴ sung³ haak⁷ tau⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ teo⁴ yen⁴ sung³ heg¹ teo⁴ yen⁴ / bag⁶ teo⁴ yen⁴ sung³ hag¹ teo⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sʊŋ³³ hɐk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/, /paːk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sʊŋ³³ haːk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Phrase

白頭人送黑頭人

1. Synonym of 白髮人送黑髮人／白发人送黑发人 (báifàrén sòng hēifàrén, “to see one's child die earlier than oneself”)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 白髮人送黑髮人 (“(of an old person) to see one's child die earlier than oneself”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		白髮人送黑髮人
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	白髮人送黑髮人
Cantonese	Hong Kong	白頭人送黑頭人