老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo​zi​yīng​xióng'ér​hǎo​hàn​lǎo​zi​fǎn​dòng'ér​hún​dàn

like father, like son

  • created sense approved 老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋/老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋 · lǎo​zi​yīng​xióng'ér​hǎo​hàn​lǎo​zi​fǎn​dòng'ér​hún​dàn · like father, like son — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 / 老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋

    lǎo​zi​yīng​xióng'ér​hǎo​hàn​lǎo​zi​fǎn​dòng'ér​hún​dàn

    like father, like son

    Cultural Revolution slogan expressing the idea that if the father is a hero, the son is a fine man, but if the father is a reactionary, the son is a scoundrel

    老子 (literal) → 老子 · lǎo​zi · father 英雄 (literal) → 英雄 · yīng​xióng · hero 儿 (literal) → 儿/兒 · ér · son 好汉 (literal) → 好汉/好漢 · hǎo​hàn · brave man ， (non_chinese) 老子 (literal) → 老子 · lǎo​zi · father 反动 (literal) → 反动/反動 · fǎn​dòng · reactionary 儿 (literal) → 儿/兒 · ér · son 混蛋 (literal) → 混蛋 · hún​dàn · scoundrel

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