虎父無犬子

See also: 虎父无犬子

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hyun² zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ [Phonetic: hǔfùwúquánzǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huufuh wu cheuantzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hyun² zi²
  - Yale: fú fuh mòuh hyún jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hyn² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² fu⁶ mou⁴ hün² ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ fuː²² mou̯²¹ hyːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Proverb

虎父無犬子

(idiomatic) like father, like son

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