望女成鳳 wàng nǚ chéng fèng

fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
  2. 2. lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
望 wàng HSK 2
to hope; to expect; to look towards
女 nǚ HSK 1
female; woman; daughter
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
鳳 fèng
phoenix; surname Feng