愁一愁,白了头;笑一笑,十年少愁一愁,白了頭;笑一笑,十年少愁一愁,白了頭;笑一笑,十年少

worry once and your hair turns white; laugh once and you're ten years younger

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Worry ages you and laughter keeps you young; said to cheer someone up.

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Simplified: 愁一愁,白了头;笑一笑,十年少
Traditional (Taiwan): 愁一愁,白了頭;笑一笑,十年少
Pinyin: chóu yì chóu,báile tóu;xiào yí xiào,shínián shào
Pinyin (Taiwan): chóu yì chóu,báile tóu;xiào yí xiào,shínián shǎo
Bopomofo: ㄔㄡˊ ㄧˋ ㄔㄡˊ,ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄜㄊㄡˊ;ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ,ㄕˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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