tóng
yán

idiom

Meaning of 鹤发童颜

鹤发童颜 means white hair and a ruddy, youthful face; to be hale and hearty in old age. Pronounced hè fà tóng yán.

  • white hair and a ruddy, youthful face; to be hale and hearty in old age

Definitions & Examples

wèi
lǎo
xiān
sheng
shí
duō
suì
le
 
rán
tóng
yán
 
jīng
shén
jué
shuò
 

That old gentleman is over eighty, yet he still has white hair and a ruddy complexion, full of vigor.

ye
jiān
chí
duàn
liàn
 
suī
rán
mǎn
tóu
yín
 
què
miàn
hóng
rùn
 
zhēn
shì
tóng
yán
 

Grandpa exercises regularly; although his hair is silver all over, his face is rosy, truly embodying 'white hair and childlike complexion'.

Zhè
wèi
dào
zhǎng
xiān
fēng
dào
 
tóng
yán
 

This Taoist priest has an immortal's bearing, with white hair and a youthful face.