童顏鶴髮

童顏鶴髮

Chinese

		youthful face of an old person	white hair
trad. (童顏鶴髮)		童顏	鶴髮
simp. (童颜鹤发)		童颜	鹤发

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tóngyánhèfà, tóngyánhèfǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ, ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung⁴ ngaan⁴ hok⁶ faat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: tóngyánhèfà
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngyanhehfah
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: tóngyánhèfǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngyanhehfaa
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung⁴ ngaan⁴ hok⁶ faat³
    • Yale: tùhng ngàahn hohk faat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ ngaan⁴ hok⁹ faat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung⁴ ngan⁴ hog⁶ fad³
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋäːn²¹ hɔːk̚² fäːt̚³/

Idiom

童顏鶴髮

1. white hair and ruddy complexion; healthy in old age; hale and hearty

Synonyms

• 鶴髮童顏／鹤发童颜 (hèfàtóngyán)