知子莫若父

zhī zǐ mò ruò fù

Dictionary entry

nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

What does 知子莫若父 mean?

知子莫若父 (zhī zǐ mò ruò fù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

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知zhīto know · to be aware 子zǐson · child 莫Mòsurname Mo 若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]父fù(bound form) father · (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4])

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知子莫若父

zhī zǐ mò ruò fù

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