老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋 in English lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4 Meaning

Meanings

• If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
• metaphorically like father, like son

Pinyin

lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 子zi5son 英ying1United Kingdom 雄xiong2male 儿er2variant of 人[ren2] 好hao3good 汉han4Han ethnic group ， 老lao3prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 子zi5son 反fan3contrary 动dong4(of sth) to move 儿er2variant of 人[ren2] 混hun4confused 蛋dan4variant of 蜑[Dan4]