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- | |||
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trad. (養不教,父之過) | 養 | 不 | 教 | , | 父 | 之 | 過 | |
simp. (养不教,父之过) | 养 | 不 | 教 | , | 父 | 之 | 过 |
Etymology
From the Thee Character Classic:
- 養不教,父之過。教不嚴,師之惰。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Three Character Classic, circa 13th century CE
- Yǎng bù jiào, fù 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.
养不教,父之过。教不严,师之惰。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Proverb
養不教,父之過
- it is wrong for a father to only feed but not teach his child