老蚌生珠 — Chinese idiom
老蚌生珠
lǎo bàng shēng zhū
Meaning
- lit. an old oyster producing a pearl
- fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
Character by character
- 老lǎoold, aged; experienced
- 蚌bàngoysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
- 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
Idioms sharing a character
- 倚老卖老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
- 告老还乡 gào lǎo huán xiāng
- 天荒地老 tiān huāng dì lǎo
- 宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo
- 宝刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
- 年老力衰 nián lǎo lì shuāi
- 年老体弱 nián lǎo tǐ ruò
- 敬老尊贤 jìng lǎo zūn xián
- 月下老人 yuè xià lǎo rén
- 深山老林 shēn shān lǎo lín
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