天上不会掉馅饼

Traditional: 天上不會掉餡餅

tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

Dictionary entry

there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

What does 天上不会掉馅饼 mean?

天上不会掉馅饼 (tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

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天tiānday · sky 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to · to be likely to; to be sure to 掉diàoto fall · to drop 馅xiànfilling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)饼bǐnground flat cake · cookie

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天上不会掉馅饼

tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

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