不打不成器

bù dǎ bù chéng qì

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Definitions

  1. 1. spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)

Child Words of 不打不成器

不
bù

no; not so

不成
bù chéng

won't do

成
chéng

to succeed

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

器
qì

device

成器
chéng qì

to make sth of oneself