戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎

戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎

Chinese

		actor; performer	nail		three	day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	not have	to clap; to pat; to beat to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)	at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake
trad. (戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎)		戲仔	釘	，	三	日	無	拍	就	上鉎
simp. (戏仔钉，三日无拍就上鉎)		戏仔	钉	，	三	日	无	拍	就	上鉎
Literally: “three days of not hitting a theater nail makes it rust”.

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (POJ): hì-á tan, saⁿ-li̍t bô phah chiū chhiǔⁿ-san

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• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hì-á tan, saⁿ-li̍t bô phah chiū chhiǔⁿ-san
    • Tâi-lô: hì-á tan, sann-li̍t bô phah tsiū tshiǔnn-san
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tan³³ sã³³ lit̚²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕʰiũ²² san³³/

Proverb

戲仔釘，三日無拍就上鉎

1. (Quanzhou Hokkien) spare the rod and spoil the child

Synonyms

• 省了棍子，慣壞了孩子／省了棍子，惯坏了孩子