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莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大 莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大 莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大

don't say the family isn't made yet, the son who will make it isn't born; don't say the family isn't ruined yet, the son who will ruin it hasn't grown up

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
A family's rise or fall depends on its next generation. Don't assume the future is far off, because the children who will build or wreck it may already be on the way.
Simplified
莫言家未成，成家子未生；莫言家未破，破家子未大
Pinyin
Mò Yán jiā wèi chéng, chéngjiā zǐ wèi shēng; Mò Yán jiā wèi pò, pòjiāzi wèi dà
Bopomofo
ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ，ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄥ；ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄛˋ，ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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