又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

Traditional: 又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草

yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

Dictionary entry

see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]

What does 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 mean?

又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 (yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]

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又yòu(once) again · also 要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce 马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]儿érchild · son 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)草cǎovariant of 草[cao3]

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又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草

yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

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