pó

皤

Character · Adjective

white, grey-haired; big-bellied

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

white; grey; hoary (esp. of hair)

literary

Literary term describing white or grey hair, commonly used in the set phrase 白发皤然.

Lǎo老
rén人
bái白
fà发
pó皤
rán然
 ，
jīng精
shén神
què却
jué矍
shuò铄
 。

The old man had white hair, yet his spirit was vigorous.

Liǎng两
bìn鬓
pó皤
rán然
 ，
bù不
fù复
dāng当
nián年
shào少
nián年
mú模
yàng样
 。

His temples had turned grey, no longer looking like the youth he once was.

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Pó皤
pó皤
bái白
fà发
 ，
chuí垂
chuí垂
lǎo老
yǐ矣
 。

With pure white hair, he was clearly aged.

2.

adjective

big-bellied; pot-bellied; swollen

archaic

Classical term describing a protruding or swollen belly, often appearing in the phrase 皤其腹.

Pó皤
qí其
fù腹
 ，
sì似
yǒu有
suǒ所
róng容
 。

His belly was swollen, as if containing something.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhě者
pó皤
fù腹
pián便
pián便
 ，
bù步
lǚ履
pán蹒
shān跚
 。

This old man had a big pot belly and walked with a shuffling gait.