People & Bonds
百年偕老
백년해로
bǎi nián xié lǎo
Baeng-nyeon-hae-ro
百
일백 백
年
해 년
偕
함께 해
老
늙을 로
Character by character
Meaning
Growing old together for a hundred years.
Origin
Derived from the Book of Odes line about growing old alongside one another.
How it is used
The most common phrase in Korean wedding toasts and invitations.
Hanja百年偕老
Simplified百年偕老
Korean reading백년해로
Pinyinbǎi nián xié lǎo
Frequently asked questions
Q. What does Baeng-nyeon-hae-ro mean?
百年偕老 · Growing old together for a hundred years.
Q. Where does Baeng-nyeon-hae-ro come from?
Derived from the Book of Odes line about growing old alongside one another.
Q. How is Baeng-nyeon-hae-ro used?
The most common phrase in Korean wedding toasts and invitations.
Idioms in the same group
管鮑之交 Gwan-po-ji-gyoThe friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.竹馬故友 Juk-ma-go-uAn old friend from bamboo-horse days — someone you grew up with.同苦同樂 Dong-go-dong-nakSharing the hardship and the joy alike.人之常情 In-ji-sang-jeongThe ordinary feeling any human being would have.類類相從 Yu-yu-sang-jongLike follows like — similar people gather together.結草報恩 Gyeol-cho-bo-eunTie the grass to repay a kindness — gratitude that outlasts death.
The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.