养不教,父之过養不教,父之過養不教,父之過

to feed without teaching is the father's fault

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: If a child is raised but not taught, the father is to blame. Taken from the Three Character Classic, it stresses parents' duty to educate.

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Simplified: 养不教,父之过
Traditional (Taiwan): 養不教,父之過
Pinyin: yǎng bú jiào,fù zhī guò
Pinyin (Taiwan): yǎng bù jiāo,fù zhī guò
Bopomofo: ㄧㄤˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠ,ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄍㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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