先花后果
xiān​huā​hòu​guǒ

to have a daughter first then a son

  • created sense approved 先花后果/先花後果 · xiān​huā​hòu​guǒ · to have a daughter first then a son — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先花后果 / 先花後果

    xiān​huā​hòu​guǒ

    to have a daughter first then a son

    (idiom) to have a daughter as the firstborn child and a son as the second, comparing the sequence to a plant that flowers before it bears fruit

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · to bloom 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 果 (literal) → 果 · guǒ · to realize

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