sān​tiān​bù​dǎ​shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ

spare the rod, spoil the child

Senses

三天不打,上房揭瓦 sān​tiān​bù​dǎ​shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ spare the rod, spoil the child

(idiom) Three days without a beating and a child will climb onto the roof to rip off the tiles; describes a child who becomes unruly or mischievous if not disciplined regularly.

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