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