打一巴掌，给个甜枣
dǎ​yī​bā​zhang​gěi​gè​tián​zǎo

carrot and stick

  • created sense approved 打一巴掌，给个甜枣/打一巴掌，給個甜棗 · dǎ​yī​bā​zhang​gěi​gè​tián​zǎo · carrot and stick — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打一巴掌，给个甜枣 / 打一巴掌，給個甜棗

    dǎ​yī​bā​zhang​gěi​gè​tián​zǎo

    carrot and stick

    literally "to give a slap then offer a sweet date"; to treat someone harshly and then offer a small favor or consolation as a way to manage them

    打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 巴掌 (literal) → 巴掌 · bā​zhang · slap ， (non_chinese) 给 (literal) → 给/給 · gěi · to give 个 (bound) → 个/個 · ge · [measure] 甜 (literal) → 甜 · tián · sweet 枣 (literal) → 枣/棗 · zǎo · jujube

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense