白发人送黑发人 bái fà rén sòng hēi fà rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. to see one's child die before oneself

CHARACTERS

白 bái white; pure, unblemished; bright
发 fà issue, dispatch, send out; hair
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
送 sòng see off, send off; dispatch, give
黑 hēi black; dark; evil, sinister
发 fà issue, dispatch, send out; hair
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else