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#41 - Like father, like son / The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

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English

Like father, like son / The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Spanish

De tal palo, tal astilla

As such (the) stick, such (the splinter)

Hindi

जैसा बाप वैसा बेटा।

Like father, like son

Swahili

Mtoto wa nyoka ni nyoka

Baby snake is a snake

Chinese

有其父必有其子。

Like father, like son.

Russian

Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает.

The apple never falls far from the apple tree.

Arabic

إنَّ هذا الشبل من ذلك الأسد

This cub is from that lion
Shared Wisdom: Family members have common features

Percentage represents common usage of key words
Father - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)
Son - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)

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