白髮人送黑髮人
bái​fà​rén​sòng​hēi​fà​rén

to outlive one's child

  • created sense approved 白发人送黑发人/白髮人送黑髮人 · bái​fà​rén​sòng​hēi​fà​rén · to outlive one's child — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白发人送黑发人 / 白髮人送黑髮人

    bái​fà​rén​sòng​hēi​fà​rén

    to outlive one's child

    To see one's own child die before oneself.

    白发 (literal) → 白发/白髮 · bái​fà · white hair 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type 送 (literal) → 送 · sòng · to see off 黑发 (literal) → 黑发/黑髮 · hēi​fà · black hair 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type

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    created sense