養不教,父之過

Chinese

 
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
not; no teach; teaching; religion father 's; him/her/it; this
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
trad. (養不教,父之過)
simp. (养不教,父之过)

Etymology

From the Three Character Classic:

[Literary Chinese, trad.]
[Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: Three Character Classic, circa 13th century CE
Yǎng jiào, zhī guò. Jiào bù yán, shī zhī duò. [Pinyin]
To feed without teaching is the father's fault; To teach, without severity, is the teacher's laziness.

Pronunciation


Proverb

養不教,父之過

  1. it is wrong for a father to only feed but not teach his child
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