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虎父无犬子
hǔ​fù​wú​quǎn​zǐ

distinguished son

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虎父无犬子 (虎父無犬子) hǔ​fù​wú​quǎn​zǐ
distinguished son
A complimentary idiom suggesting that a distinguished father will naturally have a talented or capable son; like father, like son.

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