Yellow hair on the back

Yellow hair on the back

Huang fataibei, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu á NGF ā t á IB è I, which means a long-lived old man. Later, it also refers to the elderly. It comes from Li Deyu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used of the elderly

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: Huang FA Tai Bei, Huang FA Chao Bei

The origin of Idioms

Li Deyu of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his shangzun yuce Wen (compiled by the imperial edict in the second year of Huichang), "so he was a scholar who was crowned with a title, and he was also a vassal and Marquis of the Tang Dynasty. Huang fataibei, who was not scheming, went forward and said..."

Idiom explanation

refers to a long-lived old man. Later, it also refers to the elderly. It's the same as "yellow hair".