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望女成凤
wàng​nǚ​chéng​fèng

to hope one's daughter is successful

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 望 wàng verb
    to hope
    to hope; to expect; to look forward to
  2. 女 nǚ noun
    daughter
    one's female child
  3. 成 chéng verbparticle
    to become
    to become; to turn into; to change into
  4. 凤 鳳 fèng
    talented person
    (metaphor) A person of great talent or achievement, often referring to a woman in modern contexts; as in 望女成凤 wàng​nǚ​chéng​fèng
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