不打不成器

Traditional form:

不打不成器

Pinyin (reading):

bùdǎbùchéngqì

Definitions:

• spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 器 - device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
• 器 - device, instrument, tool; receptacle, vessel