養不教，父之過

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Chinese

give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone 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-
 
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 Three Character Classic:

養不教，父之過。教不嚴，師之惰。
养不教，父之过。教不严，师之惰。
From: Three Character Classic, circa 13th century CE
Yǎng bù jiào, fù zhī guò. Jiào bù yán, shī zhī duò.
To feed without teaching is the father's fault; To teach, without severity, is the teacher's laziness.

Pronunciation

Proverb

養不教，父之過

  1. it is wrong for a father to only feed but not teach his child
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