Character combinations make words; words evolve into idioms. Learn 「白首北面」 today with this free Chinese resource.
Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「白首北面」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Facing north: In ancient times, facing south was considered respectful and facing north was considered humble. This refers to the etiquette of students showing respect to their teachers. It means that even when one is old, one still learns from a teacher.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái shǒu běi miàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 sau2 bak1 min6
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