老蚌生珠
Dictionary entry
lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
What does 老蚌生珠 mean?
老蚌生珠 (lǎo bàng shēng zhū) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
2fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)蚌Bèngabbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur珠zhūbead · pearl
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