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老蚌生珠
 
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lǎo bàng shēng zhū
  • lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
  • fig. birthing a son at an advanced age

老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū

老蚌生珠
1 称人父子都有美才。语本汉.孔融〈与韦休甫书〉:「不意双珠近出老蚌,甚珍贵之。」后引申为老年得子。宋.哀长吉〈朝中措.自从佳偶共黄姑〉词:「方喜阶庭联玉,又闻老蚌生珠。」又戏称高龄产妇生子。如:「她四十岁才生子,老蚌生珠,真不容易啊!」

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