望子成龙 (wàng zǐ chéng lóng) — (chengyu) to hope one's children will have a bright future; to have high expectations for one's children
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'to hope one's children will succeed / have a bright future' — a culturally loaded expression of parental ambition. Literally 'wish the child become a dragon.'
idiom
(chengyu) to hope one's children will have a bright futureto have high expectations for one's children
Examples
- ，。Hěn duō zhōng guó fù mǔ dōu yǒu wàng zǐ chéng lóng de xīn tài, xī wàng hái zi kǎo shàng hǎo dà xué.Many Chinese parents have the mentality of hoping their children will succeed, wishing their kids will get into a good university.
- 望子成龙，。wàng zǐ chéng lóng Suī rán kě yǐ lǐ jiě, dàn yě yào zhù yì bú yào gěi hái zi tài dà yā lì.Although hoping your children will succeed is understandable, you also need to be careful not to put too much pressure on them.
- 望子成龙，。Tā fù mǔ yì zhí wàng zǐ chéng lóng, suǒ yǐ tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn nǔ lì.His parents always had high hopes for him, so he worked very hard from a young age.
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