Word information
Simplified白头偕老
Traditional白頭偕老
Pinyinbái tóu xié lǎo
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Chinese word dictionary
白头偕老
bái tóu xié lǎo · (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
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