In the Qing-dynasty novel Dream of the Red Chamber, the hero Jia Baoyu was whipped so severely by his father for failing to study hard that he was unable to sit down for several days.
清末小說《紅樓夢》裡的賈寶玉，上課不認真被賈父大加鞭撻，以示警戒。一頓痛打後，害得賈寶玉幾天坐不了板凳。