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zhī zǐ mò ruò fù

This can be translated as "No one knows a son better than his father."

This idiom is based on the idea that after spending many years together, family members know everything about each other. Better than anyone else, a father knows the qualities and shortcomings of his son.

If you are looking for something about "father and son," this is probably the best selection.

知子莫若父 is the original proverb (very old) but others have been composed about various combinations of mothers, sons, daughters, and fathers.

bàn

kizuna

반

This Kanji represents a bond, as in the bond between mother and daughter, father and son, family ties, or a family bond.

絆 is the kind of character that says, no matter what happens (difficult times), we have this bond that cannot be broken.

If you go to the Japanese dictionary, the definition is: bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; connection; link; tether; fetters.

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This Kanji is best if your audience is Japanese. While this is also a Chinese character, it has a completely different meaning in Chinese (it means to hinder or stumble in Chinese). It's a very rare character in Korean Hanja but does mean bond in Korean (used in Korean words for certain kinds of glue and sticking plaster).

ko wo motte shiru oya no on

This literally translates as: Only after you have a baby, you would appreciate your parents (feel the way they do, etc).

This is a bit like the "walk a mile in another man's shoes" saying. Basically, it's about you cannot fully understand the plight of others until you experience it yourself. It also shows appreciation for the plight of parents.

This Japanese proverb can also be translated a few more ways:

No man knows what he owes to his parents till he comes to have children of his own.

One knows not what one owes to one's parents till one comes to have children of one's own.

Only after you have a baby, you will appreciate your parents or feel the way they do.

Only after becoming a parent yourself do you realize how much you owe [how indebted you are] to your own parents.

Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

ruien

This Japanese word means affinity or family relationship.

類縁 is about the bond shared by blood within a family or those from the same ancestor.

fù nǚ

부녀

父女 is a title for "father and daughter" in Chinese.

Note: 父女 is an unusual word for a calligraphy wall scroll.

chichi musume

父娘 is a title for "father and daughter" in Japanese Kanji.

chichi musuko

父息子 is "father and son" in Japanese.

bà ba

爸爸 is the colloquial way to say "Daddy" in Chinese. Sometimes Chinese people will refer to their father with just one of these characters, "Ba," which would be like "Dad." With both characters, "Baba," it's more like "Daddy."

爸爸 is really a weird selection for a wall scroll, so consider this entry to be for educational purposes only (don't order this).

fù yù zǐ

父與子 is the simple term for "Father and Son."

However, we like some of our other tribute phrases to fathers better than this one.

fù ài

父愛 means "father's love" in Chinese.

chichi no ai

父の愛 means "father's love" in Japanese.

cí fù

jifu

자부

慈父 create the title of loving father, affectionate father, or merciful father.

A great gift for your dad.

oya omoi

親思い is, "love or affection for one's parents," in Japanese.