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望女成鳳

简 望女成凤 · 繁 望女成鳳
Mandarin · pinyin wàng nǚ chéng fèng

Meanings

  1. lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
  2. fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
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望
wàng · to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
女
nǚ · woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
鳳
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凤
fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy
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4–3–2–4 · wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mong6 neoi5 sing4 fung6

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望女成鳳 · wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4
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Exact source record望女成鳳 望女成凤 [wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4] /lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)/fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life/