棒头出孝子，箸头出忤逆棒頭出孝子，箸頭出忤逆棒頭出孝子，箸頭出忤逆

the stick produces dutiful sons; chopsticks produce rebels

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The old belief that strict discipline raises obedient children while pampering raises unfilial ones. It reflects the traditional view of child-rearing.

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Simplified: 棒头出孝子，箸头出忤逆
Traditional (Taiwan): 棒頭出孝子，箸頭出忤逆
Pinyin: bàngtóuchūxiàozǐ, zhù tóu chū wǔnì
Bopomofo: ㄅㄤˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ，ㄓㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄨˇ ㄋㄧˋ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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