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又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草
简 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 · 繁 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草Mandarin · pinyin yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
Meanings
- lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Characters in this entry
- 又
- yòu · and, also, again, in addition
- 要
- yào · necessary, essential; necessity
- 馬
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- 兒
- ér · son, child, oneself; final part
- 跑
- pǎo · run, flee, leave in hurry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 吃
- chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
- 草
- cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
- 马
- mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
- 儿
- ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
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jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 paau2, jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 bat1 hek3 cou2
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