Jiào fù chūlái; jiào ér yīnghái.

教婦初來, 教兒嬰孩。

Lit Teach [your] wife [when she first arrives at her husband's family's home, and] train [your] child [when it's] an infant.

Fig It is best to begin disciplining wives and children to behave correctly as early as possible.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Yán Shì Jiā Xùn: Jiào Zǐ; note: jiàoyǎng, “raise; train; educate”; see also dāngmiàn jiào zǐ above.]

Topics CHILDREN DISCIPLINE EDUCATION Jiào Zǐ rhyme TEACHING WIVES Yán_Shì_Jiā_Xùn