蛙の子は蛙 (Kaeru no ko wa kaeru)

Meaning: Children turn out like their parents.

Literally: A frog's child is a frog

Example: “父も祖父も医者で、彼も医者になった。蛙の子は蛙だね。” — His father and grandfather were doctors, and he became one too: like father, like son.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and 6 more languages

English: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
French: La pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbre (literally: The apple never falls far from the tree)
Spanish: De tal palo, tal astilla (literally: From such a stick, such a splinter)
German: Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm (literally: The apple does not fall far from the trunk)
Italian: Tale padre, tale figlio (literally: Like father, like son)
Portuguese: Filho de peixe sabe nadar (literally: A fish's child knows how to swim)
Dutch: De appel valt niet ver van de boom (literally: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree)
Russian: Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает (Yabloko ot yabloni nedaleko padaet) (literally: The apple falls not far from the apple tree)
Polish: Niedaleko pada jabłko od jabłoni (literally: The apple falls not far from the apple tree)
Chinese: 有其父必有其子 (Yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ) (literally: Such a father, such a son)
Arabic: ابن الوز عوام (Ibn il-wizz ʿawwām) (literally: The gosling is a swimmer)

Origin: A frog's child is a frog, however different a tadpole may look at first.

Words that look familiar in another language but mean something else entirely.

Fame Actually means 'hunger'. Ho fame = I'm hungry. For fame (renown), say fama.
Vaso Actually means 'a drinking glass'. A vase (for flowers) is un jarrón or florero.
Pasta Actually means 'folder' or 'briefcase'. Pasta (the food) is massa.

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