玉不琢不成器 meaning in English
if a jade is not cut and polished it can not be made into anything
spare the rod and spoil the child
Examples
- Attention and submission could not be learned at onceholyrood was not built in a dayuse would make perfect .
专心和顺从不是一下子就可以学会的圣殿门口的十字架非一朝一夕所能造成“玉不琢不成器”嘛！ - The more you beat iron the harder it grows
铁不炼不成钢，玉不琢不成器。 - Spare the rod and spoil the child
玉不琢不成器；不打不成器。 - The finest diamond must be cut
玉不琢不成器。