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鶴髮童顏 (hok6 faat3 tung4 ngaan4) — (literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion in Cantonese

hokˍ₆鶴faat˗₃髮tungˎ₄童ngaanˎ₄顏
简 鹤发童颜
Mandarin Pinyin: he4 fa4 tong2 yan2

Meaning of 鶴髮童顏

noun(literally: with white hair and youthful complexion); to describe an elderly people who has a ruddy complexion

Characters in 鶴髮童顏

鶴hok6
crane
髮faat3
hair
童tung4
bare; bald; barren (hill, etc)
顏ngaan4
prestige; reputation; honour

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