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虎父無犬子 (fu2 fu6 mou4 hyun2 zi2) — like father like son (lit., "a papa tiger does not have a puppy for a son") in Cantonese

fuˊ²虎fuˍ₆父mouˎ₄無hyunˊ²犬ziˊ²子
简 虎父无犬子
Mandarin Pinyin: hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3

Meaning of 虎父無犬子

nounlike father like son (lit., "a papa tiger does not have a puppy for a son")

Characters in 虎父無犬子

虎fu2
brave; fierce; savage; vigorous
父fu6
father
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
犬hyun2
dog; canine | [Syn] 狗
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches

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