虎父无犬子 hǔfùwúquǎnzǐ like father, like son Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 虎 hǔ noun tiger tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎohǔ父 fù noun father (bound form) father; male relative of an older generation无 無 wú adjectiveverb to not have to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less犬子 quǎnzǐ my son (literary) a humble way to refer to one's own son when speaking to others