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There are 18 total results for your Like Father Like Son search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

虎父無犬子


虎父无犬子

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hǔ fù wú quǎn zǐ
    hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3
hu fu wu ch`üan tzu
    hu fu wu chüan tzu
lit. father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son

蛙の子は蛙

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 kaerunokohakaeru
    かえるのこはかえる
(expression) (proverb) like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the child of a frog is a frog

狐の子は頬白

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 kitsunenokohatsurajiro
    きつねのこはつらじろ
(expression) (proverb) (rare) (See 蛙の子は蛙) like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks

血は争えない

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 chihaarasoenai / chiharasoenai
    ちはあらそえない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) like father, like son; you can't fight blood

そして父になる

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 soshitechichininaru
    そしてちちになる
(work) Like Father, Like Son (2013 film); (wk) Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)

有其父必有其子

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yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ
    you3 qi2 fu4 bi4 you3 qi2 zi3
yu ch`i fu pi yu ch`i tzu
    yu chi fu pi yu chi tzu
like father, like son (idiom)

親に似ぬ子は鬼子

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 oyanininukohaonigo
    おやににぬこはおにご
(expression) (proverb) like father, like son; a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling

親見たけりゃ子を見ろ

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 oyamitakeryakoomiro
    おやみたけりゃこをみろ
(expression) (proverb) like father, like son

この父にしてこの子あり

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 konochichinishitekonokoari
    このちちにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) (See この親にしてこの子あり) like father, like son

この親にしてこの子あり

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

此の親にしてこの子あり

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

此の親にして此の子あり

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

此の親にして此の子有り

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

老子英雄兒好漢,老子反動兒混蛋


老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋

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lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn
    lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4
lao tzu ying hsiung erh hao han , lao tzu fan tung erh hun tan
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan); fig. like father, like son

Variations:
この親にしてこの子あり
此の親にして此の子あり
此の親にして此の子有り
此の親にしてこの子あり

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

Variations:
蛙の子は蛙
カエルの子はカエル
かえるの子はかえる(sK)
蛙の子はカエル(sK)
蛙のコはカエル(sK)

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 kaerunokohakaeru
    かえるのこはかえる
(expression) (proverb) like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; the child of a frog is a frog

Variations:
この親にしてこの子あり
此の親にして此の子あり(rK)
此の親にして此の子有り(rK)
此の親にしてこの子あり(rK)

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

Variations:
この親にしてこの子あり
此の親にして此の子あり(sK)
此の親にして此の子有り(sK)
此の親にしてこの子あり(sK)

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 konooyanishitekonokoari
    このおやにしてこのこあり
(expression) (proverb) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 18 results for "Like Father Like Son" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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