(to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom) / to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss / until death do us part
白头谐老
bái tóu xié lǎo
live to ripe old age in conjugal bliss / remain a devoted couple to the end of their lives
一回生,二回熟
yī huí shēng , èr huí shú
lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
秋后算帐
qiū hòu suàn zhàng
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom) / to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts / to bide one's time for revenge
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寿终
shòu zhōng
to die of old age / to live to a ripe old age / (fig.) (of sth) to come to an end (after a long period of service)
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom) / fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
麻椒
má jiāo
an extra strong type of Sichuan pepper, dark green when ripe but light brown after air drying