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
  • 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
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
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