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): báitóu rén sòng hēitóu rén
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): baak6 tau4 jan4 sung3 hak1 tau4 jan4, baak6 tau4 jan4 sung3 haak1 tau4 jan4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: báitóu rén sòng hēitóu rén
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: báitóu rén sòng heitóu rén
      • Wade–Giles: pai2-tʻou2 jên2 sung4 hei1-tʻou2 jên2
      • Yale: bái-tóu rén sùng hēi-tóu rén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairtour ren sonq heitour ren
      • Palladius: байтоу жэнь сун хэйтоу жэнь (bajtou žɛnʹ sun xɛjtou žɛnʹ)
      • 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”)
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