The white head returned in vain(bái shǒu kōng guī)
The white head returned in vain
Bai Shou Kong GUI, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á ISH ǒ UK ō nggu ī, which means to come back empty handed with white hair. It's a metaphor for old age and no achievement in learning. It comes from Xiandi Ji, the book of the later Han Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: old but no success, white head no success
Idiom usage
To be formal; to be predicate; to be derogatory
The origin of Idioms
Xiandi Ji in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "today's scholars are more than 60 years old. They have to leave the country to seek food and capital, but they can't be professional. If you go to school with a child, you will come back with nothing. "
Chinese PinYin : bái shǒu kōng guī
The white head returned in vain
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