外婆打外孙，吓唬吓唬外婆打外孫，嚇唬嚇唬外婆打外孫，嚇唬嚇唬

a grandmother spanking her grandchild: just to scare

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Making a threat that isn't meant seriously, just for show.

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Simplified: 外婆打外孙，吓唬吓唬
Traditional (Taiwan): 外婆打外孫，嚇唬嚇唬
Pinyin: wàipó dǎ wàisūn, xiàhu-xiàhu
Bopomofo: ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄣ，ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄏㄨ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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