người đầu bạc tiễn kẻ đầu xanh
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bury one's child
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bury one's child
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bury one's child Family, Relationships & Life Events
Feelings, Appearance & Personality
This idiom describes the sorrow of an elderly person witnessing the death of a younger person.
vi Cảnh người đầu bạc tiễn kẻ đầu xanh thật là đau lòng.
en The scene of an old person outliving the young is truly heartbreaking.
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𠊛頭鉑箭仉頭撑
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𠊛頭鉑箭仉頭撑
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𠊛頭鉑箭仉頭撑
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người
𠊛
đầu
頭
bạc
鉑
tiễn
箭
kẻ
仉
đầu
頭
xanh
撑
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