Crane bone frost beard
Thin bone and white beard. Old age.
Idioms and allusions
It is originated from Su Shi's poem "to the old man in the mountains": "the heart of the crane's bone frost beard has been ashes, and the hands of the pine trees are planted by themselves."
Discrimination of words
Used as an object or attribute; used of the elderly
Crane bone frost beard
make a fuss over a trifling matter - xiǎo tí dà zuò
Burn incense and sweep the floor - fén xiāng sǎo dì
render outstanding service and be famous - bài jiàng fēng hóu
take mean advantage of someone when he is down - luò jǐng tóu shí
trace to the very source of sth. - qióng yuán sù liú