Rù tián guān jià; cóng xiǎo kàn dà.

入田觀稼, 從小看大。

Lit Go to the fields and inspect the crops [if you want to know how the harvest will be]; observe the child if you want to know [how he or she will be as an] adult. “The child is the father to the man.”

Note [Rhyme; note the colloquial expression sān suì zhī lǎo, “By age three, one can know the adult.”]

Topics ADULTS CHILDREN colloquial expression FUTURE GROWING UP PREDICTIONS rhyme sān_suì_zhì_lǎo