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打一巴掌，給個甜棗
简 打一巴掌，给个甜枣 · 繁 打一巴掌，給個甜棗Mandarin · pinyin dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo
Meanings
- lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom)
- fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
Characters in this entry
- 打
- dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
- 一
- yī · one; a, an; alone
- 巴
- bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
- 掌
- zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
- 給
- gěi · give; by, for
- 個
- gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
- 甜
- tián · sweet, sweetness
- 棗
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- 给
- gěi · give; by, for
- 个
- gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
- 枣
- zǎo · date tree; dates, jujubes; surname
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