Proverb: 拿肉包打狗，狗吃了，自己没得吃 

Translation: If you hit a dog with a meat bun, the dog will eat it and you have no food now.

Context: “Basically if you punish someone with something and they enjoy it, it does nothing for you and makes it worse for you. I grew up hearing it from my mom all the time when I was growing up; mostly as a scolding for messing something up or not really helping in an already messed up situation. It was mostly used in Chinese households as a warning for kids to not act stupid and mess up something they achieved.” 

Analysis: “If you hit a dog with a meat bun the dog eats it and you have no food now” is a well-known Chinese proverb. It is primarily used as a lesson for young children and it teaches them to not be careful in situations and to be wary of what they say or do lest they mess up.