龙生龙，凤生凤 in English long2 sheng1 long2 , feng4 sheng1 feng4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Simplified Characters

龙 生 龙 ， 凤 生 凤

Traditional Characters

龍 生 龍 ， 鳳 生 鳳

Pinyin

long2 sheng1 long2 , feng4 sheng1 feng4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

龙long2surname Long 生sheng1to be born 龙long2surname Long ， 凤feng4surname Feng 生sheng1to be born 凤feng4surname Feng