sān​tiān​bù​dǎ, shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ

discipline

  • created sense approved 三天不打,上房揭瓦 · sān​tiān​bù​dǎ, shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ · discipline

    三天不打,上房揭瓦

    sān​tiān​bù​dǎ, shàng​fáng​jiē​wǎ

    discipline

    three days without a beating and a child will become unruly; equivalent to the proverb 'spare the rod, spoil the child'

    这孩子真是三天不打,上房揭瓦,非得教训一下不可。

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