Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province

freshwater mussels or bivalves found in rivers and lakes

to have a child (typically a son) at an advanced age; literally an old oyster producing a pearl

A situation where two parties are locked in a dispute, allowing a third party to benefit from their conflict; literally, when the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman catches them both.

a decorative shell that has been painted or features a painting on its surface

Bengshan, a district of Bengbu City [[蚌埠市|蚌埠市|Beng4 bu4 Shi4]], Anhui

A large saltwater clam with a long siphon resembling an elephant's trunk, native to the west coast of North America.

Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet