有其父必有其子 (Yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ)

Meaning: Children take after their parents.

Literally: Such a father, such a son

Example: “他父亲是有名的医生，他也成了医生。有其父必有其子。” — His father was a famous doctor, and he became a doctor too: like father, like son.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, 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)
Japanese: 蛙の子は蛙 (Kaeru no ko wa kaeru) (literally: A frog's child is a frog)
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)
Arabic: ابن الوز عوام (Ibn il-wizz ʿawwām) (literally: The gosling is a swimmer)

Origin: Literally: where there is such a father, there must be such a son.

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