小时不防，大了跳墙小時不防，大了跳牆小時不防，大了跳牆

if not guarded against when small, he will jump walls when grown

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says a child not strictly disciplined will turn to bad ways, even theft, as an adult. Close to 'Spare the rod, spoil the child'.

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Simplified: 小时不防，大了跳墙
Traditional (Taiwan): 小時不防，大了跳牆
Pinyin: xiǎoshí bù fáng, dàle tiào qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄤˊ，ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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