望子成龙

Traditional: 望子成龍

wàng zǐ chéng lóng

Dictionary entry

lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life

What does 望子成龙 mean?

望子成龙 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life

2to have great hopes for one's offspring

3to give one's child the best education as a career investment

Character breakdown

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 子zǐson · child 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]龙Lóngsurname Long

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