不打不成才 in English bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2 Meaning

Meanings

• spare the rod and spoil the child (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

bu4 da3 bu4 cheng2 cai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 打da3dozen (loanword) 不bu4(negative prefix) 成cheng2surname Cheng 才cai2ability