徒子徒孙 — Chinese idiom
徒子徒孙
tú zǐ tú sūn
Traditional: 徒子徒孫
Meaning
- disciples; followers
Character by character
- 徒túdisciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
- 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 徒túdisciple, follower; only, merely; in vain
- 孙sūngrandchild, descendent; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 亡命之徒 wáng mìng zhī tú
- 家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì
- 徒劳无功 tú láo wú gōng
- 徒劳无益 tú láo wú yì
- 徒呼负负 tú hū fù fù
- 徒有其名 tú yǒu qí míng
- 徒有虚名 tú yǒu xū míng
- 马齿徒增 mǎ chǐ tú zēng
- 乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ
- 仁人君子 rén rén jūn zǐ
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