dǎi​zhú​chū​hǎo​sǔn

bad bamboo produces good shoots

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歹竹出好笋/ 歹竹出好筍 dǎi​zhú​chū​hǎo​sǔn bad bamboo produces good shoots

(proverb) used to describe mediocre parents who have raised outstanding children; similar to saying that someone is better than their predecessors, often used with a humorous or playful tone

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