歹竹出好筍
dǎi​zhú​chū​hǎo​sǔn

bad bamboo produces good shoots

  • created sense approved 歹竹出好笋/歹竹出好筍 · dǎi​zhú​chū​hǎo​sǔn · bad bamboo produces good shoots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    歹 (literal) → 歹 · dǎi · bad 竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo 出 (literal) → 出 · chū · to produce 好 (literal) → 好 · hǎo · good 笋 (literal) → 笋/筍 · sǔn · bamboo shoot

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