白首齊眉

简 白首齐眉 · 繁 白首齊眉
Mandarin · pinyin bái shǒu qí méi

Meanings

  1. (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
齊
qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
齐
qí · even, uniform, of equal length
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2–3–2–2 · bai2 shou3 qi2 mei2

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baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4

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