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There are 55 total results for your father and son search.

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父慈子孝

see styles
fù cí zǐ xiào
    fu4 ci2 zi3 xiao4
fu tz`u tzu hsiao
    fu tzu tzu hsiao

More info & calligraphy:

Love Between Child and Parents
benevolent father, filial son (idiom); natural love between parents and children

知子莫若父

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zhī zǐ mò ruò fù
    zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4
chih tzu mo jo fu
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

三位

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sān wèi
    san1 wei4
san wei
 sanmi; sani
    さんみ; さんい
(1) (esp. さんい) third place; third rank; (2) (esp. さんみ) third rank (in the Japanese court system); (3) {Christn} (esp. さんみ) Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; (surname) Mitsui
three stages

三従

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 sanjuu / sanju
    さんじゅう
a woman's three obediences (father, husband and son; according to Buddhist and Confucianist teachings); (personal name) Mitsugu

三從


三从

see styles
sān cóng
    san1 cong2
san ts`ung
    san tsung
 san shō
A woman's three subordinations, to father, husband, and son; stated in several sūtras, e.g. 四十華嚴經28.

五倫


五伦

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wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
the five Confucian filial-piety relationships

亞所


亚所

see styles
yà suǒ
    ya4 suo3
ya so
Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14)

大閤

see styles
 taikou / taiko
    たいこう
(honorific or respectful language) taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

太閤

see styles
 taikou / taiko
    たいこう
(honorific or respectful language) taiko; title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son; (place-name) Taikou

姑爺


姑爷

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gū ye
    gu1 ye5
ku yeh
son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister)

家兒


家儿

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jiā ér
    jia1 er2
chia erh
(old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father

撒督

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sā dū
    sa1 du1
sa tu
Zadok (son of Azor and father of Achim in Matthew 1:13)

撿骨


捡骨

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jiǎn gǔ
    jian3 gu3
chien ku
bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

父子

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fù zǐ
    fu4 zi3
fu tzu
 fushi
    ふし
father and son
father and child; father and son; father and daughter; (place-name) Chichishi
fathers and sons

翁婿

see styles
wēng xù
    weng1 xu4
weng hsü
father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law

至沙

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zhì shā
    zhi4 sha1
chih sha
 Shisha
帝沙 Tiṣya, an ancient Buddha. The father of Śāriputra. A son of Śuklodana.

表叔

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biǎo shū
    biao3 shu1
piao shu
son of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin; (Hong Kong slang) mainlander

貴賤


贵贱

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guì jiàn
    gui4 jian4
kuei chien
 kizen
    きせん
noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
high and low; all ranks
Dear and cheap; noble and base; your and my.

馬但


马但

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mǎ dàn
    ma3 dan4
ma tan
Matthan, son of Eleazar and father of Jakob in Matthew 1.15

毘璢璃


毗璢璃

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pí liú lí
    pi2 liu2 li2
p`i liu li
    pi liu li
 Biruri
Virūḍhaka. Known as Crystal king, and as 惡生王 Ill-born king. (1) A king of Kośala (son of Prasenajit), destroyer of Kapilavastu. (2) Ikṣvāku, father of the four founders of Kapilavastu. (3) One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the south, king of kumbhāṇḍas, worshipped in China as one of the twenty-four deva āryas; colour blue. Also, 毘璢王; 流離王; 婁勒王 (毘婁勒王); 樓黎王 (維樓黎王); 毘盧釋迦王 (or 毘盧宅迦王); 鼻溜茶迦, etc.

白飯王


白饭王

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bái fàn wáng
    bai2 fan4 wang2
pai fan wang
 Byakuhan ō
Śuklodana-rāja, a prince of Kapilavastu, second son of Siṃhahanu, father of Tiṣya 帝沙, devadatta 調達, and Nandika 難提迦. Eitel.

羅睺羅


罗睺罗

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luó huó luó
    luo2 huo2 luo2
lo huo lo
 Ragora
Rāhula, the eldest son of Śākyamuni and Yaśodharā; also羅睺; 羅吼; 羅云; 羅雲; 曷怙羅 or 何怙羅 or 羅怙羅. He is supposed to have been in the womb for six years and born when his father attained buddhahood; also said to have been born during an eclipse, and thus acquired his name, though it is defined in other ways; his father did not see him till he was six years old. He became a disciple of the Hīnayāna, but is said to have become a Mahāyānist when his father preached this final perfect doctrine, a statement gainsaid by his being recognized as founder of the Vaibhāṣika school. He is to be reborn as the eldest son of every buddha, hence is sometimes called the son of Ānanda.

補羯娑


补羯娑

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bǔ jié suō
    bu3 jie2 suo1
pu chieh so
 fukasha
paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

補羯婆

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bǔ jié pó
    bu3 jie2 po2
pu chieh p`o
    pu chieh po
[Note: 婆 should probably be 娑] paulkasa, an aboriginal, or the son 'of a śūdra father and of a kshatryā mother' (M.W.); intp. as low caste, scavenger, also an unbeliever (in the Buddhist doctrine of 因果 or retribution).

阿闍世


阿阇世

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ā shé shì
    a1 she2 shi4
a she shih
 ajase
    あじゃせ
(surname) Ajase
Ajātaśatru, 阿闍貰; 阿闍多設咄路; 未生怨 'Enemy before birth'; a king of Magadha whose father, Bimbisāra, is said to have sought to kill him as ill-omened. When grown up he killed his father and ascended the throne. At first inimical to Śākyamuni, later he was converted and became noted for his liberality; died circa 519 B.C. Also called 'Broken fingers' and Kṣemadarśin. His son and successor was Udāyi; and a daughter was ? Aśu-dharā. According to a Tibetan legend an infant son of Ajātaśatru was kidnapped, or exposed, and finally became king of Tibet named ~Na-khri-btsan-po.

三從四德


三从四德

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sān cóng sì dé
    san1 cong2 si4 de2
san ts`ung ssu te
    san tsung ssu te
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

三綱五常


三纲五常

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sān gāng wǔ cháng
    san1 gang1 wu3 chang2
san kang wu ch`ang
    san kang wu chang
three principles and five virtues (idiom); the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

五障三從


五障三从

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wǔ zhàng sān cóng
    wu3 zhang4 san1 cong2
wu chang san ts`ung
    wu chang san tsung
 goshō sanshō
The five hindrances to woman, see above, and her three subordinations, i. e. to father, husband. and son.

以利亞敬


以利亚敬

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yǐ lì yà jìng
    yi3 li4 ya4 jing4
i li ya ching
Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up); Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20; Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13

先祖代々

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 senzodaidai
    せんぞだいだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

先祖代代

see styles
 senzodaidai
    せんぞだいだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

月光童子

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yuè guāng tóng zǐ
    yue4 guang1 tong2 zi3
yüeh kuang t`ung tzu
    yüeh kuang tung tzu
 Gakkō Dōshi
月光兒 The son of an elder of the capital of Magadha, who listening to heretics and against his son's pleadings, endeavoured to destroy the Buddha in a pitfall of fire, but, on the Buddha's approach, the fire turned to a pool and the father was converted; the son was then predicted by the Buddha to be king of China in a future incarnation, when all China and the Mongolian and other tribes would be converted, v. 月光童子經.

父子相伝

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 fushisouden / fushisoden
    ふしそうでん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son

父子親密


父子亲密

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fù zǐ qīn mì
    fu4 zi3 qin1 mi4
fu tzu ch`in mi
    fu tzu chin mi
 fûshi shinmitsu
father and son shall be intimate

Variations:
太閤
大閤

see styles
 taikou / taiko
    たいこう
(honorific or respectful language) (See 関白・かんぱく) taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son

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

Variations:
先祖代代
先祖代々

see styles
 senzodaidai
    せんぞだいだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

親の因果が子に報う

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 oyanoingagakonimukuu / oyanoingagakonimuku
    おやのいんががこにむくう
(exp,v5u) (proverb) the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son

親見たけりゃ子を見ろ

see styles
 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

see styles
 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

see styles
 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

see styles
 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

see styles
 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

see styles
 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

see styles
 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)

see styles
 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)

see styles
 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)

see styles
 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 55 results for "father and son" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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