望子成龙 in English wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to long for one' s child to succeed in life
  • to have great hopes for one's offspring
  • to give one's child the best education as a career investment

Simplified Characters

望 子 成 龙

Traditional Characters

望 子 成 龍

Pinyin

wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

望wang4full moon 子zi5son 成cheng2surname Cheng 龙long2surname Long