公道世间唯白发，贵人头上不曾饶公道世間唯白髮，貴人頭上不曾饒公道世間唯白髮，貴人頭上不曾饒

the only fair thing in the world is white hair; it never spared even the noble

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Everyone, high or low, grows old and grey. It says that time treats all people equally.

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Simplified: 公道世间唯白发，贵人头上不曾饶
Traditional (Taiwan): 公道世間唯白髮，貴人頭上不曾饒
Pinyin: gōngdào shìjiān wéi báifà, guìrén tóushàng bùcéng ráo
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄥㄉㄠˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄚˋ，ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄖㄠˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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