bái 白 tóu 头 dào 到 lǎo 老

白头到老 bái tóu dào lǎo

to grow old together (of a married couple)

Literally: white head until old

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Rooted in the Book of Songs line 与子偕老 and common in Ming fiction as a wedding blessing.

How to use it

Standalone wedding wish or predicate; positive. Often 祝你们白头到老!

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祝你们新婚快乐，白头到老！

Zhù nǐmen xīnhūn kuàilè, bái tóu dào lǎo!

Congratulations on your wedding; may you grow old together!

wish you-plural new-marriage happy, white head until old!
爷爷奶奶结婚五十年了，真的做到了白头到老。

Yéye nǎinai jiéhūn wǔshí nián le, zhēn de zuòdào le bái tóu dào lǎo.

Grandpa and Grandma have been married fifty years; they really have grown old together.

grandpa grandma marry fifty years (particle), truly achieve (particle) white head until old

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