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又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草

简又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 · 繁又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草

Mandarin · pinyin yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo, yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

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又: yòu · and, also, again, in addition
要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity
馬: Look up this written character
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
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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