| 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 |
rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi |
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位,名 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 横 |
héng |
horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent |
| 横 |
hèng |
harsh and unreasonable / unexpected |
| 横财 |
hèng cái |
easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit |
| 财 |
cái |
money / wealth / riches / property / valuables |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 富 |
Fù |
surname Fu |
| 富 |
fù |
rich / abundant / wealthy |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 夜 |
yè |
variant of 夜 |
| 夜 |
yè |
night |
| 草 |
cǎo |
variant of 草 |
| 草 |
cǎo |
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵,撮,株,根 |
| 草 |
cào |
variant of 肏 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 肥 |
féi |
fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure |