望子成龙

wàng zǐ chéng lóng

to long for your child to succeed

Character by character

望wàng
hope

子zǐ
son

成chéng
become

龙lóng
dragon

父母都望子成龙，可是也不能给孩子太大的压力。

All parents want their child to succeed, but they should not pile on too much pressure.

Tone: neutral.

The daughter version is 望女成凤, hoping she becomes a phoenix.

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