<p>虎父无犬子 would also be a good one.（Literally means tiger fathers don't have dog sons）</p>

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<p>Note that 啥子树子招啥虫 emphasizes more on similarity of couples of marriage.</p>

<p>龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠儿子会打洞。</p>

<p>Dragon's son must be a dragon, phoenix's son must be a phoenix, and that of a mouse must can dig holes.</p>

<p>Meaning:</p>

<p>A great man teaches out great sons, a noble man cultivates noble sons. Normal people have only normal posterities.</p>

<p>Sometimes we neglect the second half of the phrase, i.e. just 龙生龙，凤生凤.</p>

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<p>Heard <code>啥子树子招啥虫</code> used in the same sense as "不是一家人，不进一家门" - I was wondering if there is a similar phrased expression in Mandarin for the first, mentioned, expression.</p>

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Maybe like "物以类聚, 人以群分".
Stan
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It is not the same.In Chinese,there are commendatory term and derogatory term.啥子树子招啥虫is used when you hate someone,and "不是一家人，不进一家门"is used when you appreciate someone.
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Mandarin Equivalent of 啥子树子招啥虫?
# Mandarin Equivalent of 啥子树子招啥虫?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-07)

Heard `啥子树子招啥虫` used in the same sense as "不是一家人，不进一家门" - I was wondering if there is a similar phrased expression in Mandarin for the first, mentioned, expression.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Maybe like "物以类聚, 人以群分".  
> **username_2**: It is not the same.In Chinese,there are commendatory term and derogatory term.啥子树子招啥虫is used when you hate someone,and "不是一家人，不进一家门"is used when you appreciate someone.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-04-08. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Note that 啥子树子招啥虫 emphasizes more on similarity of couples of marriage.

龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠儿子会打洞。

Dragon's son must be a dragon, phoenix's son must be a phoenix, and that of a mouse must can dig holes.

Meaning:

A great man teaches out great sons, a noble man cultivates noble sons. Normal people have only normal posterities.

Sometimes we neglect the second half of the phrase, i.e. just 龙生龙，凤生凤.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-05-27. Score: 0

虎父无犬子 would also be a good one.（Literally means tiger fathers don't have dog sons）


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