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打一巴掌,給個甜棗

dǎyībāzhang,gěigètiánzǎo

ㄉㄚˇ ㄧ ㄅㄚ ˙ㄓㄤ , ㄍㄟˇ ㄍㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄠˇ

Simplified 打一巴掌,给个甜枣

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

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