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proverb

qui aime bien châtie bien

/ki ɛm bjɛ̃ ʃa.ti bjɛ̃/

proverb/ki ɛm bjɛ̃ ʃa.ti bjɛ̃/

you've got to be cruel to be kind; spare the rod and spoil the child (one should show tough love); me poking fun at you is proof that I like you

Calque of Latin qui bene amat, bene castigat.