Red but white

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