Meaning of 望子成龙
望子成龙 means to hope that one's son will become successful; to hold high hopes for one's son to achieve greatness. Pronounced wàng zǐ chéng lóng.
- to hope that one's son will become successful; to hold high hopes for one's son to achieve greatness
Definitions & Examples
Měi每
yī一
wèi位
fù父
mǔ母
dōu都
wàng望
zǐ子
chéng成
lóng龙
，
xī希
wàng望
hái孩
zi子
néng能
kǎo考
shàng上
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
。
Every parent hopes their son will become successful, wishing for their child to get into a good university.
Tā他
wàng望
zǐ子
chéng成
lóng龙
xīn心
qiè切
，
gěi给
ér儿
zi子
bào报
le了
hěn很
duō多
bǔ补
xí习
bān班
。
He is so eager for his son to succeed that he enrolled his son in many cram schools.
Wàng望
zǐ子
chéng成
lóng龙
shì是
rén人
zhī之
cháng常
qíng情
，
dàn但
yě也
yào要
zūn尊
zhòng重
hái孩
zi子
de的
xìng兴
qù趣
。
Hoping one's son will become successful is only natural, but one must also respect the child's interests.
Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
，
wàng望
zǐ子
chéng成
lóng龙
de的
guān观
niàn念
gēn根
shēn深
dì蒂
gù固
。
In traditional Chinese culture, the concept of hoping one's son will become successful is deeply rooted.
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