皓首苍颜 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• white hair and gray sunken cheeks ; decrepit old age

Character by character

• 皓hàobright, luminous; clear; hoary
• 首shǒuchief, head, leader
• 苍cāngdark blue; deep green; old, hoary
• 颜yánface, facial appearance

Idioms sharing a character

• 皓齿朱唇 hào chǐ zhū chún
• 蛾眉皓齿 é méi hào chǐ
• 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
• 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
• 俯首称臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén
• 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī
• 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài
• 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
• 昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù
• 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi

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