沈腰潘鬓
shěn​yāo​pān​bìn

physically weak and aging

  • created sense approved 沈腰潘鬓/沈腰潘鬢 · shěn​yāo​pān​bìn · physically weak and aging — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    沈腰潘鬓 / 沈腰潘鬢

    shěn​yāo​pān​bìn

    physically weak and aging

    (literary) describes a man's wasting health and graying hair. The phrase references [[沈约|沈約|shen3 yue1]], who became thin from illness, and [[潘岳|潘岳|pan1 yue4]], whose hair turned white at a young age.

    沈腰 (literal) → 沈腰 · shěn​yāo · slender waist 潘鬓 (literal) → 潘鬓/潘鬢 · pān​bìn · graying temples

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