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老蚌珠胎 — “Refers to an elderly woman conceiving or giving birth to a child”

老蚌珠胎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to an elderly woman conceiving or giving birth to a child”. Often implying a late and unexpected blessing. Literally, “Old oyster conceives a pearl”.

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老蚌珠胎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

老蚌珠胎 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
老
lǎo6old, aged, experienced
蚌
bàng10freshwater mollusk or pearl
珠
zhū10Pearl or bead
胎
tāi9fetus, embryo, or origin

Example Sentence with 老蚌珠胎

李奶奶年近花甲,没想到竟老蚌珠胎,全家人都为这个意外的喜讯感到惊喜。
Grandma Li, nearing sixty, unexpectedly conceived a child, and the whole family was surprised and delighted by this unexpected good news.

Idioms Related to 老蚌珠胎

Synonyms of 老蚌珠胎

  • lǎo老bàng蚌shēng生zhū珠Elderly person having a talented child

More idioms starting with 老

  • lǎo老bù不xiǎo晓shì事old and muddled
  • lǎo老zhī之jiāng将zhì至old age is approaching
  • lǎo老yú于shì世gù故worldly-wise and experienced
  • lǎo老sēng僧rù入dìng定deeply absorbed and still
  • lǎo老bā八bèi辈zi子extremely old-fashioned
  • lǎo老yī医shǎo少bo卜Each has their own strengths
  • lǎo老gǔ古bǎn板an old-fashioned stick-in-the-mud
  • lǎo老gǔ古dǒng董old-fashioned person or thing
  • lǎo老wú吾lǎo老yǐ以jí及rén人zhī之lǎo老Respect all elders as your own
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤Regret wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲lament wasted youth in old age
  • lǎo老dà大wú无chéng成grow old without achieving anything

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Questions about 老蚌珠胎

What does 老蚌珠胎 mean?

老蚌珠胎 (lǎo bàng zhū tāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to an elderly woman conceiving or giving birth to a child”.

How do you pronounce 老蚌珠胎?

老蚌珠胎 is pronounced lǎo bàng zhū tāi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 老蚌珠胎 literally mean?

Literally, 老蚌珠胎 means “Old oyster conceives a pearl”. It is used to mean “refers to an elderly woman conceiving or giving birth to a child”.

What is the Chinese definition of 老蚌珠胎?

指老妇人得子。

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