不劳而获

Traditional: 不勞而獲

bù láo ér huò

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others

What does 不劳而获 mean?

不劳而获 (bù láo ér huò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-劳Láosurname Lao 而érand · as well as 获huò(literary) to catch; to capture · (literary) to get; to obtain; to win

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不劳而获

bù láo ér huò

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