hổ phụ sinh hổ tử

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

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧ ho˧˩ tɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧ how˧˨ tɨ˧˨] ~ [how˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧ how˧˨ tɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧ how˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [how˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧ how˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]

Proverb

hổ phụ sinh hổ tử

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

See also

cha nào con nấy

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