虎父无犬子 in English hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.
  • like father, like son

Simplified Characters

虎 父 无 犬 子

Traditional Characters

虎 父 無 犬 子

Pinyin

hu3 fu4 wu2 quan3 zi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虎hu3tiger 父fu4father 无wu2not to have 犬quan3dog 子zi5son