White hair and red heart(bái fà dān xīn)

White hair and red heart

Bai FA Dan Xin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á if à D à nx à n, which means old and sincere. It comes from the biography of Su Wu in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Sincere heart: sincere heart.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Su Wu in Hanshu records the story of Su Wu's being detained for 19 years when he was sent to Xiongnu. His heart was pure and his hair was white.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used of the elderly. example although he was in uniform, he had white hair and was determined to serve as an official of the Han Dynasty. The poem "Hehuang" by Du Mu in Tang Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : bái fà dān xīn