lǎo bàng shēng zhū

老蚌生珠 (lǎo bàng shēng zhū) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advanced age”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
  2. 2fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

Characters in 老蚌生珠

老lǎo · prefix 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蚌bàng · mussel生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born珠zhū · bead

Related words

先生teacher发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out老prefix 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生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born老兄elder brother (often used self-referentially)老师teacher生气to get angry; to be furious生日birthday生意life force

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