"spanks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打屁股

Definition

用手掌打在某人（通常是小孩）屁股上作為懲罰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於描述父母或老師懲罰小孩。這個行為在不少文化中有爭議，通常不形容成年人，除非特殊（雙方同意）情境。常見搭配有“spank a child”。

Examples

He spanks his son for breaking the vase.

他因兒子打破花瓶而**打屁股**。

The teacher never spanks the children.

老師從不**打屁股**孩子們。

If you touch the stove again, Mom spanks you.

如果你再碰爐子，媽媽會**打你屁股**。

My dad rarely spanks us, but when he does, we know it's serious.

我爸爸很少**打我們屁股**，但一打就代表真的很嚴重。

He never spanks his kids; he prefers to talk to them instead.

他從不**打他孩子屁股**，更喜歡和他們溝通。

These days, almost no one spanks their children anymore.

現在幾乎沒有人再**打孩子屁股**了。