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like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Proverb meaning that children resemble their parents, or that outcomes are determined by origins. Literally: 'eggplants don't grow on gourd vines.'
彼の息子も医者になった。瓜の蔓に茄子はならぬだね。
His son also became a doctor. Like father, like son.
Similar proverb meaning 'the child of a frog is a frog'; emphasizes that children take after their parents, often with a nuance of mediocrity.
A traditional Japanese proverb. The literal image is that a gourd vine cannot produce eggplants, illustrating that offspring naturally resemble their parents.