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虎父无犬子

hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ

5-character word Traditional 虎父無犬子

What 虎父无犬子 means

1. lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
2. like father, like son

The characters in 虎父无犬子

• 虎hǔtiger
• 父fù(bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation…
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 犬quǎn(literary) dog; Kangxi radical 94
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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