打一巴掌,给个甜枣
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎodayibazhang,geigetianzao
- 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
dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎodayibazhang,geigetianzao
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences