打一巴掌，给个甜枣 in English da3 yi1 ba1 zhang5 , gei3 ge4 tian2 zao3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to give somebody a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically to deal harshly with somebody, then offer sth by way of consolation

Pinyin

da3 yi1 ba1 zhang5 , gei3 ge4 tian2 zao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 一yi1one 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) 掌zhang3palm of the hand ， 给gei3to 个ge4individual 甜tian2sweet 枣zao3jujube