- lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
- to have great hopes for one's offspring
- to give one's child the best education as a career investment
Characters
- 望 (望): full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
- 子 (子): son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
- 成 (成): surname Cheng
- 龙 (龍): surname Long
Resources
- Wiktionary: 望子成龙
- MDBG: 望子成龙
- Examples with 望子成龙 on Tatoeba
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