打一巴掌，给个甜枣

dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 打一巴掌，给个甜枣

one

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

dozen (loanword)

to beat

jujube

sweet

to

to supply

palm of the hand

palm of the hand