老蚌生珠 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 老蚌生珠

老蚌生珠

Definition lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom) / fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

Idiom The original metaphor is that there is a good old man / Later refers to getting a child in old age

Usage

中文释义原比喻年老有贤子◇指老年得子。

Characters 老 lǎo 蚌 bàng 生 shēng 珠 zhū

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