兒孫自有兒孫福
简 儿孙自有儿孙福 · 繁 兒孫自有兒孫福Meanings
- younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
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2–1–4–3–2–1–2 · er2 sun1 zi4 you3 er2 sun1 fu2
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ji4 syun1 zi6 jau5 ji4 syun1 fuk1
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proverb
- descendants will have their own fortune and happiness so parents should not worry for and toil for them
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