hổ phụ sinh hổ tử

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 虎父生虎子. Compare Chinese 虎父無犬子 / 虎父无犬子 (hổ phụ vô khuyển tử).

Pronunciation

Proverb

hổ phụ sinh hổ tử

  1. (literal) father tigers produce child tigers
  2. (figurative) like great father, like great son

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