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 p.m.–1 a.m., 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
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): mo⁷ ze² sêng⁵ lêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngzǐchénglóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngzǐhchénglóng
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-tzŭ³-chʻêng²-lung²
    • Yale: wàng-dž-chéng-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqtzyychernglong
    • Palladius: ванцзычэнлун (vanczyčɛnlun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mo⁷ ze² sêng⁵ lêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mō tsṳ́ sêng lêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo¹¹ t͡sɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

望子成龍

1. to hope that one's child succeeds in life

Coordinate terms

• 望女成鳳／望女成凤