A metaphor for an old man marrying a young wife, implying an unexpected renewal or an unusual pairing.
他年过花甲，却娶了一位妙龄少女，旁人常戏称这是枯杨之稊
Though he was over sixty, he married a young woman, and people often jokingly referred to it as a 'withered poplar sprouting anew' situation.
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