Red but white
Staying red but not white means keeping young and delaying aging. Red, red; white, white. It comes from the Song Dynasty Liu Zihui's dream fairy Ballad: "it's not difficult to stay in red but white. It's foolish to be greedy for life and worry about death."
Idiom explanation
It refers to keeping young and delaying aging. Stay: stay, keep; red: beauty; white: white head.
Idioms and allusions
Liu Zihui of Song Dynasty wrote in his dream fairy Ballad: "it's not difficult to stay in red but white. It's foolish to be greedy for life and worry about death."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: Zhu Hong but Bai
Chinese PinYin : zhù hóng què bái
Red but white
spread all across in confusion. héng qī shù bā
a son 's willingness to carry on his father 's profession. kěn táng kěn gòu
rubbing the shoulder and following the steps. jiān mó gū jiē
give up one 's life in a critical situation. lín wēi shòu mìng
his eyes are bigger than his belly. yǎn chán dù bǎo
the days and months are slipping by , wasted. rì yuè cuō tuó