- 白发苍苍 báifàcāngcāng white-hairedold and gray-haired; grizzled; a head full of white hair used to describe the appearance of the elderly
- 白发红颜 báifàhóngyán spry elderdescribes an elderly person with white hair but a youthful, healthy complexion; energetic and healthy in old age
- 白发人送黑发人 báifàrénsònghēifàrén to outlive one's childTo see one's own child die before oneself.
- 白发朱颜 báifàzhūyán spry elderwhite hair and a youthful face; an elderly person who still looks healthy and vigorous
- 红颜白发 hóngyánbáifà youth and ageyouthful face and white hair; a spry elderly person; also used to describe a couple with a significant age gap, such as a young woman and an old man