白发人送黑发人
bái​fà​rén​sòng​hēi​fà​rén

to outlive one's child

  1. 白发 白髮 bái​fà noun
    white hair
    white or gray hair
  2. 人 rén noun
    person of a type
    a person of a certain type, category, or status
  3. 送 sòng verb
    to see off
    to see someone off; to say goodbye and watch someone leave
  4. 黑发 黑髮 hēi​fà
    black hair
    black hair; dark hair
  5. 人 rén noun
    person of a type
    a person of a certain type, category, or status