打一巴掌，给个甜枣

Traditional form:

打一巴掌，給個甜棗

Pinyin (reading):

dǎyībāzhang,gěigètiánzǎo

Definitions:

• lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
• fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 给 - to give, to lend; for, by
• 个 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 甜 - sweet, sweetness
• 枣 - date tree; dates, jujubes; surname

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 掌 - in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
• 給 - to give, to lend; for, by
• 個 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
• 甜 - sweet, sweetness
• 棗 - date tree; dates, jujubes; surname