教妇初来,教儿婴孩 教婦初來,教兒嬰孩 教婦初來,教兒嬰孩

teach a wife when she first arrives, teach a son when he is a baby

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

May offend: sexist or sexual

Meaning
Old saying: begin training people early, a daughter-in-law as soon as she joins the family and a son from infancy. In general, teach people from the start or from childhood.
Simplified
教妇初来,教儿婴孩
Traditional (Taiwan)
教婦初來,教兒嬰孩
Pinyin
jiàofùchūlái, jiào'éryīnghái
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ,ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄧㄥ ㄏㄞˊ

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