白发人 (bái fā) — white-haired person; elderly person
Definition
Literary phrase for a 'white-haired person,' used poetically for the elderly, often paired with 黑发人 (young person) in contrast. Most common in the set phrase 白发人送黑发人 ('parents burying their children'), a deeply sorrowful expression.
noun
white-haired personelderly person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 白发人。Nà wèi bái fā zuò zài gōng yuán cháng yǐ shàng kàn zhe xī yáng.That white-haired person sat on the park bench watching the sunset.
- 白发人，。bái fā Sòng hēi fà rén, lìng rén wú xiàn gǎn kǎi.The elderly burying the young is truly heart-wrenching.
- 白发人。Cūn zi lǐ jǐ wèi bái fā zhèng zài shù xià liáo tiān.A few white-haired elders in the village are chatting under the tree.
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