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Definition(s) for: 有其父必有其子

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
有其父必有其子 yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ - like father, like son (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
- father
- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
yǒu- to have; there is
- (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
- 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[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]
- ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
- subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
zi- (noun suffix)

Other Words Containing 有其父必有其子

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo