Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「白首同歸」, with details below.
The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「白首同歸」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.
Return: turn to, destination. Even when our hair turned white, we still shared the same interests. Describes a long-lasting, everlasting friendship. Later it was used to indicate that two elderly people died at the same time.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái shǒu tóng guī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 sau2 tung4 gwai1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
