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How to say spare the rod, spoil the child
in Thai
รักวัวให้ผูก รักลูกให้ตี
rák wua hâi pùuk rák lûuk hâi dtii
spare the rod, spoil the child
rák highwua midhâi fallingpùuk lowrák highlûuk fallinghâi fallingdtii mid
An old view on strict parenting; many younger Thais now disagree with it.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- love your cow, tie it up; love your child, smack it
In a sentence
- สมัยก่อนพ่อแม่เชื่อว่ารักวัวให้ผูก รักลูกให้ตีsà-mǎi gàawn pâaw-mâae chûea wâa rák wua hâi pùuk rák lûuk hâi dtiiIn the old days parents believed in spare the rod.
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- สุภาษิตproverb
- คำคมwitty saying, quote
- ตีความto interpret
- ตรงตัวliteral
- ขำfunny; to find funny
- ขำกลิ้งhilarious (rolling with laughter)
- ฮาhilarious (slang)
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