知子莫若父
zhī​zǐ​mò​ruò​fù

nobody knows a son better than his father

  • created sense approved 知子莫若父 · zhī​zǐ​mò​ruò​fù · nobody knows a son better than his father — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    知子莫若父

    zhī​zǐ​mò​ruò​fù

    nobody knows a son better than his father

    (idiom) No one understands a son's character or thoughts better than his father.

    知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son 莫若 (literal) → 莫若 · mò​ruò · nothing is like 父 (literal) → 父 · fù · father

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