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棒頭出孝子箸頭出忤逆 literally translates as:
A stick (or switch) produces filial sons; chopsticks produce disobedient [ones].
Figuratively, this means:
Strict discipline produces dutiful children, whereas indulgence produces disobedient ones.
This proverb is very similar to this English proverb:
“Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
可愛い子には旅をさせよ is a Japanese proverb that means “If you love your children, send them out on a journey into the world.”
This is kind of similar to the western phrase, “Spare the rod and spoil the child.”
More literally, this reads, “Cute child, a journey granted.”
That “granted” could also be understood as “should be initiated.”
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your spoil search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
可愛い子には旅をさせよ see styles |
kawaiikonihatabiosaseyo / kawaikonihatabiosaseyo かわいいこにはたびをさせよ |
More info & calligraphy: If you love your child, send them out into the world |
壞 坏 see styles |
huài huai4 huai kai |
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost To go to ruin, decay, perish, destroy, spoil, worn out, rotten, bad. |
寵 宠 see styles |
chǒng chong3 ch`ung chung chou / cho ちょう |
to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor (See 寵愛) favor; favour; affection; (given name) Chō |
廢 废 see styles |
fèi fei4 fei hai |
to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste To fall in ruins; come to nought; cast aside, do away with, discard; spoil, waste. |
慣 惯 see styles |
guàn guan4 kuan nareru なれる |
accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) (given name) Nareru to become accustomed to |
損 损 see styles |
sǔn sun3 sun son そん |
to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ (n,adj-na,vs,vi) (1) loss; damage; harm; unprofitable; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable; (personal name) Takuji To spoil, hurt, damage. |
敗 败 see styles |
bài bai4 pai hai はい |
to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither (1) loss; defeat; (suf,ctr) (2) (ant: 勝・しょう・3) counter for losses Subvert, defeat, ruin, spoil, destroy. |
殘 残 see styles |
cán can2 ts`an tsan zan |
to destroy; to spoil; to ruin; to injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; brutal; incomplete; disabled; to remain; to survive; remnant; surplus To spoil, injure; cruel. |
軭 see styles |
kuāng kuang1 k`uang kuang |
to spoil (Cant.); to ruin; to warp (car wheel) |
壊す see styles |
kowasu こわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish; (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; (3) to break (a bill, etc.) |
嬌寵 娇宠 see styles |
jiāo chǒng jiao1 chong3 chiao ch`ung chiao chung |
to indulge; to spoil |
嬌慣 娇惯 see styles |
jiāo guàn jiao1 guan4 chiao kuan |
to pamper; to coddle; to spoil |
嬌縱 娇纵 see styles |
jiāo zòng jiao1 zong4 chiao tsung |
to indulge (a child); to pamper; to spoil |
寵壞 宠坏 see styles |
chǒng huài chong3 huai4 ch`ung huai chung huai |
to spoil (a child etc) |
弄壞 弄坏 see styles |
nòng huài nong4 huai4 nung huai |
to ruin; to spoil; to break |
弄糟 see styles |
nòng zāo nong4 zao1 nung tsao |
to spoil; to mess up |
慣壞 惯坏 see styles |
guàn huài guan4 huai4 kuan huai |
to spoil (a child) |
慣養 惯养 see styles |
guàn yǎng guan4 yang3 kuan yang |
to spoil; to indulge sb (usu. a child) |
掃興 扫兴 see styles |
sǎo xìng sao3 xing4 sao hsing |
to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited |
搞砸 see styles |
gǎo zá gao3 za2 kao tsa |
to mess (something) up; to foul up; to spoil |
攪和 搅和 see styles |
jiǎo huo jiao3 huo5 chiao huo |
to mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things; (fig.) to run around with (sb); to get involved with; to mix (with other people) |
敗壞 败坏 see styles |
bài huài bai4 huai4 pai huai baie |
to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine to spoil |
敗胃 败胃 see styles |
bài wèi bai4 wei4 pai wei |
spoil one's appetite |
殺す see styles |
korosu ころす |
(transitive verb) (1) to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter; (transitive verb) (2) to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed); (transitive verb) (3) to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath); (transitive verb) (4) {baseb} to put out (a runner); (transitive verb) (5) to pawn; to put in hock |
毀す see styles |
kowasu こわす |
(transitive verb) (1) to break; to destroy; to demolish; (2) to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; (3) to break (a bill, etc.) |
毀容 毁容 see styles |
huǐ róng hui3 rong2 hui jung |
to disfigure; to spoil the beauty of |
溺愛 溺爱 see styles |
nì ài ni4 ai4 ni ai dekiai できあい |
to spoil; to pamper; to dote on (noun, transitive verb) infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child) |
破る see styles |
yaburu やぶる |
(transitive verb) (1) to tear; to rip; to break; to destroy; (transitive verb) (2) to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; (transitive verb) (3) to defeat; to beat; (transitive verb) (4) to break (e.g. silence); to disturb (e.g. peace); to shatter (e.g. dream); to disrupt; to spoil; (transitive verb) (5) to violate (e.g. rule); to break (e.g. promise); to infringe; (transitive verb) (6) to break (a record) |
糟踐 糟践 see styles |
zāo jian zao1 jian5 tsao chien |
to waste; to spoil; to destroy; to insult grievously |
腐る see styles |
kusaru くさる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk); (v5r,vi) (2) to corrode; to weather; to crumble; (v5r,vi) (3) to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice); (v5r,vi) (4) to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt; (v5r,vi) (5) (See 気が腐る・きがくさる) to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down; (aux-v,v5r) (6) (kana only) (ksb:) (after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action) (See やがる) to have the audacity to; to be bastard enough to; (v5r,vi) (7) (archaism) to lose a bet; (v5r,vi) (8) (archaism) to be drenched; to become sopping wet |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child | 棒頭出孝子箸頭出忤逆 | bàng tóu chū xiào zǐ zhù tóu chū wǔ nì bang4 tou2 chu1 xiao4 zi3 zhu4 tou2 chu1 wu3 ni4 bang tou chu xiao zi zhu tou chu wu ni | pang t`ou ch`u hsiao tzu chu t`ou ch`u wu ni pang tou chu hsiao tzu chu tou chu wu ni |
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If you love your child, send them out into the world | 可愛い子には旅をさせよ | kawaii ko ni wa tabi o sa seyo kawaiikoniwatabiosaseyo kawai ko ni wa tabi o sa seyo |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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