有其母必有其子

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	female; mother	certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (有其母必有其子)		有	其	母	必	有	其	子
simp. #(有其母必有其子)		有	其	母	必	有	其	子

Alternative forms

• 有其父必有其子 (yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ, “like father, like child”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒu qí mǔ bì yǒu qí zǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ kei⁴ mou⁵ bit¹ jau⁵ kei⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒu qí mǔ bì yǒu qí zǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄨˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒu cí mǔ bì yǒu cí zǐh
    • Wade–Giles: yu³ chʻi² mu³ pi⁴ yu³ chʻi² tzŭ³
    • Yale: yǒu chí mǔ bì yǒu chí dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeou chyi muu bih yeou chyi tzyy
    • Palladius: ю ци му би ю ци цзы (ju ci mu bi ju ci czy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ kei⁴ mou⁵ bit¹ jau⁵ kei⁴ zi²
    • Yale: yáuh kèih móuh bīt yáuh kèih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ kei⁴ mou⁵ bit⁷ jau⁵ kei⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ kéi⁴ mou⁵ bid¹ yeo⁵ kéi⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mou̯¹³ piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Proverb

有其母必有其子

1. like mother, like child