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

Child Words of 打一巴掌，给个甜枣

• 一 yī: one
• 个 gè: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
• 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 dǎ: to beat
• 枣 zǎo: jujube
• 甜 tián: sweet
• 给 gěi: to
• 给 jǐ: to supply
• 巴掌 bā zhang: palm of the hand
• 掌 zhǎng: palm of the hand