Meaning of 人老珠黄
人老珠黄 means figurative: an aging woman being devalued and cast aside, likened to a pearl that turns yellow and loses its worth with age. Pronounced rén lǎo zhū huáng.
- figurative: an aging woman being devalued and cast aside, likened to a pearl that turns yellow and loses its worth with age
Definitions & Examples
Hěn很
duō多
nǚ女
rén人
dān担
xīn心
rén人
lǎo老
zhū珠
huáng黄
hòu后
huì会
bèi被
zhàng丈
fu夫
pāo抛
qì弃
。
Many women worry that they will be abandoned by their husbands once they lose their youthful beauty.
Tā她
suī虽
rán然
rén人
lǎo老
zhū珠
huáng黄
，
dàn但
cái才
huá华
yī依
jiù旧
chū出
zhòng众
。
Although she has aged and lost her youthful looks, her talent remains outstanding.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
"
rén人
lǎo老
zhū珠
huáng黄
"
de的
guān观
niàn念
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
yǐ已
jīng经
guò过
shí时
le了
。
This notion that women become worthless as they age is already outdated in modern society.
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