树不修不成材，儿不育不成人樹不修不成材，兒不育不成人樹不修不成材，兒不育不成人

a tree not pruned won't become timber; a child not raised won't become a person

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People need education and discipline to turn out well. Approving of strict upbringing.

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Simplified: 树不修不成材，儿不育不成人
Traditional (Taiwan): 樹不修不成材，兒不育不成人
Pinyin: shù bù xiū bùchéngcái, ér búyù bùchéngrén
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄞˊ，ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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