虎父無犬子

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Chinese

tiger father not have young dog; puppy; my son
trad. (虎父無犬子) 犬子
simp. (虎父无犬子) 犬子
Literally: “a father tiger does not have a puppy for a son”.

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虎父無犬子

  1. (idiomatic) like father, like son