A proverb meaning that a child resembles the parent in behavior or character—used in both positive and negative senses ('like parent, like child').
彼のだらしないところを見ると、この親にしてこの子ありだとつい言いたくなる。
Seeing his sloppiness, I can't help saying 'like father, like son.'
娘がピアノが上手なのは当然だ。この親にしてこの子ありだね。
It's no wonder the daughter is good at piano—like parent, like child.
友達の子が礼儀正しいのを見て『この親にしてこの子ありだ』と感心した。
I was impressed when I saw my friend's polite child and thought 'like parent, like child.'