打一巴掌，给个甜枣
Traditional: 打一巴掌，給個甜棗Dictionary entry
lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
What does 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 mean?
打一巴掌，给个甜枣 (dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
2fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]一yīone · single巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan) · the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality掌zhǎngpalm of the hand · sole of the foot给gěito · for个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]甜tiánsweet · (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely枣zǎo(bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)
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