若要小儿安,常带三分饥和寒若要小兒安,常帶三分飢和寒若要小兒安,常帶三分飢和寒

to keep a child well, keep them a little hungry and cold

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Don't overfeed or overdress children if you want them healthy. Traditional parenting advice.

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Simplified: 若要小儿安,常带三分饥和寒
Traditional (Taiwan): 若要小兒安,常帶三分飢和寒
Pinyin: ruò yào xiǎor ān,cháng dài sānfēn jī hé hán
Pinyin (Taiwan): ruò yào xiǎor ān,cháng dài sānfēn jī hàn hán
Bopomofo: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇㄦㄢ,ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄙㄢㄈㄣㄐㄧㄏㄢˋ ㄏㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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