老蚌生珠 — “An elderly person, especially a woman, having a child”
老蚌生珠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an elderly person, especially a woman, having a child”. Often implies the child is exceptionally talented or treasured. Literally, “An old clam gives birth to a pearl”.
老蚌生珠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
老蚌生珠 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 老蚌生珠
During the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei Duan's sons, Yuan Jiang and Zhong Jiang, both sought out Kong Rong, one of the Seven Masters of Jian'an, due to his renowned reputation. Kong Rong was deeply impressed by them.
He wrote a letter to Wei Duan, expressing his admiration.
He praised the elder son for his profound learning and graceful bearing, deeming him capable of achieving great things.
He also commended the younger son for his genuine talent and ability to manage household affairs.
Kong Rong concluded his letter by extolling Wei Duan, likening him to "an old clam giving birth to twin pearls," referring to his two excellent sons.
Idioms Related to 老蚌生珠
Synonyms of 老蚌生珠
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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Open the tool →Questions about 老蚌生珠
What does 老蚌生珠 mean?
老蚌生珠 (lǎo bàng shēng zhū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an elderly person, especially a woman, having a child”.
How do you pronounce 老蚌生珠?
老蚌生珠 is pronounced lǎo bàng shēng zhū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老蚌生珠 literally mean?
Literally, 老蚌生珠 means “an old clam gives birth to a pearl”. It is used to mean “an elderly person, especially a woman, having a child”.
Where does 老蚌生珠 come from?
老蚌生珠 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 老蚌生珠?
原比喻年老有贤子。后指老年得子。