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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

Idiom

童顏鶴髮

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

Synonyms

鶴髮童顏／鹤发童颜 (hèfàtóngyán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tóngyánhèfà, tóngyánhèfǎ

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóngyánhèfà
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongryanhehfah
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fa̠⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: tóngyánhèfǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄈㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongryanhehfaa
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ xɤ⁵¹ fa̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tung⁴ ngaan⁴ hok³ faat³
  - Yale: tùhng ngàahn hok faat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tung⁴ ngaan⁴ hok⁸ faat⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ²¹ ŋɑːn²¹ hɔːk̚³ fɑːt̚³/