平ひら手て打うち

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

slap; smack; spanking

A strike with the open palm. Can refer to a slap to the face, a smack on the body, or spanking. Often used in the phrase 平手打ちを食らわす (to slap someone).

• 彼かれは怒おこって相あい手てに平ひら手て打うちを食くらわせた。

  He got angry and slapped his opponent.

• 子こ供どものいたずらに平ひら手て打うちで罰ばつを与あたえる親おやもいる。

  Some parents punish their children's mischief with a spanking.