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鶴髮童顏

鶴髮童顏

Chinese

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

Idiom

鶴髮童顏

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

Synonyms

童顏鶴髮／童颜鹤发 (tóngyánhèfà)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hèfàtóngyán, hèfǎtóngyán

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ, ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hok³ faat³ tung⁴ ngaan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: hèfàtóngyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehfahtongryan
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fa̠⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: hèfǎtóngyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehfaatongryan
  - IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hok³ faat³ tung⁴ ngaan⁴
  - Yale: hok faat tùhng ngàahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁸ faat⁸ tung⁴ ngaan⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚³ fɑːt̚³ tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋɑːn²¹/