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三天不打,上房揭瓦

sāntiānbùdǎ,shàngfángjiēwǎ

ㄙㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˇ , ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄨㄚˇ

  1. 1three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2spare the rod, spoil the child

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