可愛い子には旅をさせよ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
可 愛 子 旅
か
Grade: 5		 あい > わい
Grade: 4		 こ
Grade: 1		 たび
Grade: 3
on’yomi Irregular kun’yomi kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • かわいい子には旅をさせよ

Etymology

Literally, "send your beloved child on a journey" (i.e. let them experience hardship).

Idiom

可愛い子には旅をさせよ (hiragana かわいいこにはたびをさせよ, rōmaji kawaii ko ni wa tabi o saseyo)

  1. spare the rod and spoil the child

Synonyms
  • 獅 (し)子 (し)の子 (こ)落 (お)とし (shishi no ko otoshi)
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