不打不成器

bù dǎ bù chéng qì

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

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Child Words of 不打不成器

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不成 不成 bù chéng: won't do
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 器 器 qì: device
• 成器 成器 chéng qì: to make sth of oneself