虎父无犬子
Traditional form:
虎父無犬子
Pinyin (reading):
hǔfùwúquǎnzǐ
Definitions:
- lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
- like father, like son
Characters:
- 虎 - tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 父 - father, dad
- 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
- 犬 - dog
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
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