不打不成才
Traditional form:
不打不成才
Pinyin (reading):
bùdǎbùchéngcái
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
- 才 - ability, talent, gift; just, only
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