Ministry of Education 《Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary》

Word	老蚌出明珠
Bopomofo	`ㄌㄠ^ˇ` `ㄅㄤ^ˋ` `ㄔㄨ` `ㄇㄧㄥ^ˊ` `ㄓㄨ`
Hanyu pinyin	lǎo bàng chū míng zhū
Interpretation	比喻老年生子。參見「老蚌生珠」條。《初刻拍案驚奇》卷三二：「從來說『老蚌出明珠』，果有此事。」

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