xié
lǎo

common
literary
marriage

Meaning of 偕老

偕老 means to grow old together (of a married couple). Pronounced xié lǎo.

  • to grow old together (of a married couple)

Definitions & Examples

Zhù
men
bái
tóu
xié
lǎo
 
yǒng
jié
tóng
xīn
 

May you grow old together with white hair and be united in heart forever.

men
jié
hūn
liù
shí
zǎi
 
zhēn
zhèng
zuò
dào
le
bǎi
nián
xié
lǎo
 

They have been married for sixty years, truly achieving a lifetime of growing old together.

Zhè
duì
xié
shǒu
gòng
nán
guān
 
zhōng
xié
lǎo
 

This couple went through hardships hand in hand, finally growing old together.