望子成龙
Traditional form:
望子成龍
Pinyin (reading):
wàngzǐchénglóng
Definitions:
- lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
- to have great hopes for one's offspring
- to give one's child the best education as a career investment
Characters:
- 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
- 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
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