人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥

Traditional: 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥

rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi

Dictionary entry

(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

What does 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 mean?

人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 (rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]横hénghorizontal · across 财cáimoney · wealth 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-富Fùsurname Fu 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]夜yèvariant of 夜[ye4]

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How to pronounce 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥

人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥

rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi

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