Lingaku- lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
- fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
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- an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
This idiom is used to describe the phenomenon of achieving something valuable or giving birth to a child at an advanced age, often highlighting unexpected joy or success.
He finally had a son at the age of fifty, truly an old oyster producing a pearl.
tā她jié hūn结婚duō nián多年réng仍wèi未huái yùn怀孕，dàn但zuì jìn最近Huái怀shǎng上le了，zhēn shi真是lǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠。
She had been married for many years without getting pregnant, but recently she is expecting, truly an old oyster producing a pearl.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠to give birth to a child later in lifelǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的gù shì故事the story of an old oyster producing a pearllǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的lì zi例子examples of late childbirthlǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的mǔ qīn母亲a mother who has a child at an advanced agelǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠xiàn xiàng现象the phenomenon of late parenthoodlǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的zhì huì智慧the wisdom of having children later in lifelǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠zhī之Lù路the journey of parenting at an older agelǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的yǒng qì勇气the courage to become a parent late in lifelǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的xìng fú幸福the happiness of late-life parenthoodlǎo bàng shēng zhū老蚌生珠de的chuán tǒng传统the tradition of later childbirth