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不打不成才
bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​cái

spare the rod and spoil the child

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不打不成才 bù​dǎ​bù​chéng​cái spare the rod and spoil the child

(idiom) a child will not grow up to be a useful person if they are not disciplined; spare the rod and spoil the child

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