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白头到老
báitóu dào lǎo
Main
English Definition(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part
Simplified Script白头到老
Traditional Script白頭到老
Pinyinbáitóu dào lǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)baak6tau4 dou3 lou5
Word Decomposition
白头báitóuhoary head; old age
dàoto (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
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old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

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