粵

白baak6頭tau4偕gaai1老lou5

simp白头偕老
baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5bái tóu xié lǎo

English

  1. (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
  2. literally to remain married until the hair of the husband and wife becomes grey; remain happily married until husband and wife are both very old

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 祝賀語。指結婚之後維持婚姻直至夫妻都滿頭白髮

Examples

  • 祝你兩個新婚快樂,白頭到老。

    Wishing you both a joyful wedding and a loving marriage until old age.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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