sān​tiān​bù​dǎ​shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ

spare the rod, spoil the child

  1. 三 sān numeral
    three
    the number three; 3
  2. day
    a period of twenty-four hours; also used as a measurement for days or a specific time of day
  3. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  4. 打 dǎ verb
    to hit
    to strike; to knock; to beat; to break
  5. , shàng
    non-Chinese
  6. 上 shàng particleverb
    to go up
    to climb; to board a vehicle; to mount; to go to a place
  7. house
    house; building; structure
  8. to uncover
    to take the lid off; to open or lift a cover such as a pot lid or veil
  9. 瓦 wǎ nounverb
    tile
    roof tile; building material made of fired clay, cement, or other materials used for covering roofs