filho de peixe sabe nadar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• filho de peixe, peixinho é

Etymology

Literally, “a fish's son knows how to swim”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ʁ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ʁ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ɾ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(j).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(ʁ)/ [ˈfi.ʎu d͡ʒi ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃi ˈsa.bi naˈda(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎo de ˈpe(j).ʃe ˈsa.be naˈda(ɻ)/ [ˈfi.ʎo de ˈpe(ɪ̯).ʃe ˈsa.be naˈda(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpɐj.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈdaɾ/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpej.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈðaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ʎu dɨ ˈpe.ʃɨ ˈsa.bɨ nɐˈda.ɾi/ [ˈfi.ʎu ðɨ ˈpe.ʃɨ ˈsa.βɨ nɐˈða.ɾi]

Proverb

filho de peixe sabe nadar

1. like father, like son (a child will have traits similar to its parents)

   Synonym: tal pai, tal filho