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三天不打，上房揭瓦
sāntiānbùdǎ,shàngfángjiēwǎ
1.
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
2.
spare the rod, spoil the child
Character Breakdown
三
sān
three
HSK 1
3 丶
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
4 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
5 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
3 丶
房
fáng
building, house, room
HSK 2
8 丶
揭
jiē
to lift off a cover; to reveal, to divulge; surname
HSK 6
12 丶
瓦
wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
HSK 6
4 丶
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