老蚌生珠

老蚌生珠
lǎobàngshēngzhū

lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)

  2. noun

    fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

    • An old clam producing a pearl—how delightful and worthy of congratulation!

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.

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