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老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋

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lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

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  1. 1. If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
  2. 2. fig. like father, like son

Child Words of 老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋

动
dòng

(of sth) to move

反
fǎn

contrary

反动
fǎn dòng

reaction

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

子
zǐ

son

混
hùn

to mix

英雄
yīng xióng

hero

蛋
dàn

egg

儿
ér

child

好汉
hǎo hàn

hero

混蛋
hún dàn

scoundrel

汉
hàn

Han ethnic group

老子
lǎo zǐ

Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism

老子
lǎo zi

father

英
yīng

United Kingdom

雄
xióng

male

老
lǎo

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

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