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无忝所生
wú​tiǎn​suǒ​shēng

to bring no shame to one's parents

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  2. 忝 tiǎn
    to shame
    (bound form) to bring shame to; to disgrace. Used to describe failing to live up to the honor or expectations of one's ancestors or parents.
  3. 所生 suǒ​shēng
    parents
    (literary) one's father and mother; the ones by whom one is born