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白首齊眉

简白首齐眉 · 繁白首齊眉

Mandarin · pinyin bái shǒu qí méi

(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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