不打不成器

bù dǎ bù chéng qì

Dictionary entry

spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

What does 不打不成器 mean?

不打不成器 (bù dǎ bù chéng qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]器qìdevice · tool

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不打不成器

bù dǎ bù chéng qì

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