纵子如纵虎縱子如縱虎縱子如縱虎

indulging a son is like letting a tiger loose

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Giving children free rein brings endless harm later. A warning against spoiling children.

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Simplified: 纵子如纵虎
Traditional (Taiwan): 縱子如縱虎
Pinyin: zòng zǐ rú zòng hǔ
Pinyin (Taiwan): zōng zǐ rú zōng hǔ
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄥㄗˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥㄏㄨˇ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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