又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
Traditional: 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草Dictionary entry
lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
What does 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 mean?
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 (yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
2fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
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