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望女成凤

wàng nǚ chéng fèngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-614d380b28853249. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

望女成鳳 望女成凤 [wang4 nu:3 cheng2 feng4] /lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)/fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life/

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Other forms in these source records: 望女成鳳

  • 望
    wàng

    full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards / 15th day of month (lunar calendar)

  • 女
    nǚ

    female / woman / daughter

    rǔ

    See the full entry for source details.

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 凤
    fèng

    phoenix

    Fèng

    surname Feng

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.