望子成龍

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight	to become a dragon; to succeed in life
trad. (望子成龍)		望	子	成龍
simp. (望子成龙)		望	子	成龙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàngzǐchénglóng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ zi² sing⁴ lung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàngzǐchénglóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqtzyychernglong
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàngzǐhchénglóng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ zi² sing⁴ lung⁴
  - Yale: mohng jí sìhng lùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ dzi² sing⁴ lung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ ji² xing⁴ lung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² t͡siː³⁵ sɪŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

望子成龍

to hope that one's child succeeds in life

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