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A2 Expressions

(おや)()たけりゃ()()Like father, like son

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      like father, like son

      Proverb

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    親見たけりゃ子を見ろ 【おやみたけりゃこをみろ】

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      (おや)()たけりゃ()()ろ」で、(おや)子供(こども)()ている。

      The phrase 'like father, like son' means that parents and children are alike.

      • N1

      (かれ)(かれ)(ちち)()ている…。まさに「(おや)()たけりゃ()()ろ」だ。

      He and his father are alike... It's truly a case of 'like father, like son'.

      • N1

      (おや)()たけりゃ()()ろ」と()われるのだから、子育(こそだ)ては大切(たいせつ)である。

      Since it is said 'like father, like son', it implies that parenting is important.

      • N1

      (おや)子供(こども)()ているという意味(いみ)で「(おや)()たけりゃ()()ろ」と()います。

      In the sense that parents and children are similar, we say 'like father, like son'.

      • N1

      子供(こども)(おや)にそっくりなのを()て、まさに「(おや)()たけりゃ()()ろ」だと(おも)った。

      Seeing the child who looks exactly like their parent, I thought right then, 'like father, like son'.

      • N1
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