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龙生龙，凤生凤

lóng shēng lóng , fèng shēng fèng · long sheng long , feng sheng feng

Traditional 龍生龍，鳳生鳳

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lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)
fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

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