撲作教刑
pū​zuò​jiào​xíng

to use the rod for education and punishment

  • created sense approved 扑作教刑/撲作教刑 · pū​zuò​jiào​xíng · to use the rod for education and punishment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扑作教刑 / 撲作教刑

    pū​zuò​jiào​xíng

    to use the rod for education and punishment

    (idiom) to whip or beat someone with a rod as a means of discipline or punishment; refers to an ancient form of penal discipline mentioned in the [[尚书|尚書|shang4 shu1]]

    扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · birch 作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to regard as 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · precepts 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment

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