三天不打，上房揭瓦 | Chinese meaning

三天不打，上房揭瓦【sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ】

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
spare the rod, spoil the child

Generated definitions (experimental)

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles

This idiom means that if a child is not disciplined, they will become unruly and take advantage of the lack of authority. It highlights the importance of consistent discipline in upbringing.

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If he is left undisciplined for three days, he will become very disobedient.

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Educating children requires patience, but one cannot let them do whatever they want.

Generated collocations (experimental)

spare the rodto scale the roof and rip the tilesno beating, no fussto educate childrenthe principle of discipline and nurtureoverindulgencestrict disciplinespoiling behaviorappropriate punishmentthe way of disciplineharmonious educationself-discipline and correction

三天不打，上房揭瓦【sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ】

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
spare the rod, spoil the child

Generated definitions (experimental)

three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles

This idiom means that if a child is not disciplined, they will become unruly and take advantage of the lack of authority. It highlights the importance of consistent discipline in upbringing.