教子之法，莫叫离父；教女之法，莫叫离母教子之法，莫叫離父；教女之法，莫叫離母教子之法，莫叫離父；教女之法，莫叫離母

the way to teach a son: don't let him leave his father; the way to teach a daughter: don't let her leave her mother

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

May offend: sexist or sexual

Meaning: Old saying that parents' words and example shape their children most. It assumes fathers guide sons and mothers guide daughters.

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Simplified: 教子之法，莫叫离父；教女之法，莫叫离母
Traditional (Taiwan): 教子之法，莫叫離父；教女之法，莫叫離母
Pinyin: jiàozǐ zhī fǎ, mò jiào lí fù; jiào nǚ zhī fǎ, mò jiào lí mǔ
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiàozǐ zhī fà, mò jiào lí fù; jiào nǚ zhī fà, mò jiào lí mǔ
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ ㄓㄈㄚˋ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄈㄨˋ；ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄈㄚˋ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄇㄨˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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