单根独苗 — “The sole child or only descendant in a family”
单根独苗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sole child or only descendant in a family”. An only heir. Literally, “A single root and a lone sprout”.
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单根独苗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
单根独苗 Character Breakdown
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老李夫妇只有一个儿子，真是家里的单根独苗，所以他们对孩子格外疼爱，寄予厚望
Old Li and his wife have only one son, who is truly the sole heir of their family, so they dote on him especially and place great hopes in him.
Idioms Related to 单根独苗
More idioms starting with 单
- dān单sī丝bù不chéng成xiàn线Individual effort is not enough
- dān单sī丝bù不xiàn线a single person cannot make a pair
- dān单rén人pǐ匹mǎ马single-handedly
- dān单rén人dú独mǎ马acting alone, single-handedly
- dān单bīng兵gū孤chéng城isolated and unsupported
- dān单dāo刀zhí直rù入get straight to the point
- dān单dāo刀fù赴huì会attend a dangerous meeting alone
- dān单dāo刀qù趣rù入go straight to the point
- dān单zé则yì易zhé折，，zhòng众zé则nán难cuī摧Strength in numbers
- dān单fù复zhī之shù术tactics of regular and irregular operations
- dān单fū夫zhǐ只fù妇a lone husband and wife
- dān单jié孑dú独lì立stand alone and self-reliant
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Open the tool →Questions about 单根独苗
What does 单根独苗 mean?
单根独苗 (dān gēn dú miáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the sole child or only descendant in a family”.
How do you pronounce 单根独苗?
单根独苗 is pronounced dān gēn dú miáo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 单根独苗 literally mean?
Literally, 单根独苗 means “a single root and a lone sprout”. It is used to mean “the sole child or only descendant in a family”.
What is the Chinese definition of 单根独苗?
比喻独生子或唯一的子孙