白发苍苍 bái fà cāng cāng white hair

Explanation

苍苍：灰白色。头发灰白。形容人的苍老。

Cāngcāng: grayish white. Gray hair. Describes the age of a person.

Origin Story

在一个古老的村庄里，住着一位名叫李大娘的老人。她已经白发苍苍，脸上布满了皱纹，但她的眼睛依然明亮，充满了慈祥的光芒。李大娘年轻时曾是村里最漂亮的女人，但她一生都为村民无私奉献，从未为自己考虑过。她总是乐于助人，经常为生病的村民熬药，照顾年幼的孩子。村里人每次遇到困难，第一个想到的就是李大娘。渐渐地，李大娘的头发都白了，但她依然坚持着她的善良和奉献。村民们都知道，李大娘是他们心中的守护神，永远值得敬佩。

zài yī gè gǔ lǎo de cūn zhuāng lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ dà niáng de lǎo rén. tā yǐ jīng bái fà cāng cāng, liǎn shàng bù mǎn le zhòu wén, dàn shì tā de yǎn jīng yī rán míng liàng, chōng mǎn le cí xiáng de guāng máng. lǐ dà niáng nián qīng shí céng shì cūn lǐ zuì piào liàng de nǚ rén, dàn shì tā yī shēng dōu wèi cūn mín wú sī fèng xiàn, cóng wèi wèi zì jǐ kǎo lǜ guò. tā zǒng shì lè yú zhù rén, jīng cháng wèi bìng shēng de cūn mín áo yào, zhào gù nián yòu de hái zi. cūn lǐ rén měi cì yù dào kùn nan, dì yī gè xiǎng dào de jiù shì lǐ dà niáng. jiàn jiàn de, lǐ dà niáng de tóu fà dōu bái le, dàn shì tā yī rán jiān chí zhe tā de shàn liáng hé fèng xiàn. cūn mín men dōu zhī dào, lǐ dà niáng shì tā men xīn zhōng de shǒu hù shén, yǒng yuǎn zhí de jìng pèi.

In an ancient village, there lived an old woman named Li Danian. She had white hair and wrinkles on her face, but her eyes were still bright and full of kindness. Li Danian was the most beautiful woman in the village in her youth, but she dedicated her whole life selflessly to the villagers and never thought of herself. She was always helpful and often made medicine for sick villagers and took care of young children. When villagers were in trouble, Li Danian was the first they thought of. Gradually, Li Danian's hair turned gray, but she still persisted in her kindness and dedication. The villagers knew that Li Danian was their guardian angel, always worthy of admiration.

Usage

用于形容人的头发变白，表示年老。

yòng yú xíng róng rén de tóu fà biàn bái, biǎo shì nián lǎo.

Used to describe a person's hair turning white, indicating old age.

Examples

• 看到这位白发苍苍的老奶奶，我忍不住上前询问她需要帮助吗。

  kàn dào zhè wèi bái fà cāng cāng de lǎo nǎi nai, wǒ bù néng rěn zhù shàng qián xún wèn tā xū yào bāng zhù ma.

  Seeing this old lady with white hair, I couldn't help but go up to her and ask if she needed help.

• 这位白发苍苍的老先生，曾经是一名著名的科学家。

  zhè wèi bái fà cāng cāng de lǎo xiān sheng, céng jīng shì yī míng zhù míng de kē xué jiā.

  This old man with white hair was once a famous scientist.

Related Idioms

• 须发皆白

• 老态龙钟

• 鹤发童颜

Opposite Idioms

• 青春年少

• 朱颜绿鬓