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白頭到老 (baak6 tau4 dou3 lou5) — (to live together until the) white hairs of old age, that is, to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss in Cantonese

baakˍ₆白tauˎ₄頭dou˗₃到louˏ₅老
简 白头到老
Mandarin Pinyin: bai2 tou2 dao4 lao3

Meaning of 白頭到老

noun(to live together until the) white hairs of old age, that is, to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss

Characters in 白頭到老

白baak6
the spoken part in an opera, etc.
頭tau4
head; hair; hairstyle
到dou3
arrive; reach; get to
老lou5
a particle used before a man's family name to indicate familiarity and friendship

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