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Definitions
1. hoping for your son to become a dragon and your daughter to become a Phoenix
Components
望子成龙
wàng zǐ chéng lóng
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lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom); fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life
望女成凤
wàng nǚ chéng fèng
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see 望子成龍|望子成龙[wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2]