What does Tongbai mean?

the old and the young

[Huáng tóng báI sáu]

Huang Tong Bai Lao, China idiom. Pinyin is huáng tóng bái sǒu, which means a child with yellow hair and an old man with white hair. Generally refers to the elderly and children. From Tang Hanyu's poem "Yuanhe Shengde".

Idiom usage

As subject and object; Generally refers to the elderly and children.

example

Song Sushi's poem "Xie Yu in Xuzhou Shitan, Huanxisha" reads: "Fish is seen in the dark red and warm sun, and even the village is dark at night, and Huang Tong gets together.

Song? Once upon a time, A Guest from East Lake in Cold Food: Huang Tong and Bai Lao happily told each other that Zhu Zan could come. At dusk, tourists go home, and sand gulls and herons wander.

Yuan Tang-style "a flower for a gift": "From a distance, the cypress is famous."

Hong Qingsheng's Reconstruction of the Palace of Eternal Life: "Huang Tong and Bai Lao support each other, cheering and jumping, and the sky is heavy."

Chen Kangqi's Biography of Lang Qian in Qing Dynasty, Volume 10: "It is forbidden to keep local officials in accordance with the people. The sage has been detained by the good government, and the yellow child is old, which is sincere.