虎父无犬子
hǔ​fù​wú​quǎn​zǐ

like father, like son

  • created sense approved 虎父无犬子/虎父無犬子 · hǔ​fù​wú​quǎn​zǐ · like father, like son — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虎父无犬子 / 虎父無犬子

    hǔ​fù​wú​quǎn​zǐ

    like father, like son

    Literally "a tiger father does not have a dog for a son"; used as an honorific to suggest that a distinguished father will naturally have a capable and successful son.

    虎 (literal) → 虎 · hǔ · tiger 父 (literal) → 父 · fù · father 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 犬子 (literal) → 犬子 · quǎn​zǐ · my son

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