白发人送黑发人 in English bai2 fa4 ren2 song4 hei1 fa4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to see one's child die before oneself

Simplified Characters

白 发 人 送 黑 发 人

Traditional Characters

白 髮 人 送 黑 髮 人

Pinyin

bai2 fa4 ren2 song4 hei1 fa4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

白bai2surname Bai 发fa1to send out 人ren2man 送song4to deliver 黑hei1abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] 发fa1to send out 人ren2man