老来有喜 — “To experience a joyful event or good news in old age”
老来有喜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to experience a joyful event or good news in old age”. Often refers to having children or getting married late in life. Literally, “Joy comes in old age”.
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Origin and Story of 老来有喜
Yuanshi Tianzun ordered Jiang Ziya, a 72-year-old disciple who had been studying in Kunlun Mountains, to descend and assist King Wu of Zhou in ascending the throne.
Jiang Ziya packed his belongings and traveled to the capital, Chaoge, to seek refuge with his old friend, Song Yiren.
Song Yiren, noticing that Jiang Ziya was still unmarried, went to Ma Family Village to arrange a match with Master Ma. He successfully betrothed Master Ma's 68-year-old unmarried daughter to Jiang Ziya. Both individuals experienced a joyous occasion in their old age.
Idioms Related to 老来有喜
Synonyms of 老来有喜
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 老来有喜
What does 老来有喜 mean?
老来有喜 (lǎo lái yǒu xǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to experience a joyful event or good news in old age”.
How do you pronounce 老来有喜?
老来有喜 is pronounced lǎo lái yǒu xǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 老来有喜 literally mean?
Literally, 老来有喜 means “Joy comes in old age”. It is used to mean “to experience a joyful event or good news in old age”.
Where does 老来有喜 come from?
老来有喜 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 老来有喜?
指老年有喜事