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不打不成器

不打不成器

Chinese

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|- ! !not; no; (negative prefix)

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beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen

!not; no; (negative prefix)

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finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth

!device; tool; utensil |- !simp. and trad.
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Proverb

不打不成器

  1. spare the rod and spoil the child