天上掉馅饼

Traditional: 天上掉餡餅

tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng

Dictionary entry

a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)

What does 天上掉馅饼 mean?

天上掉馅饼 (tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)

2to have something fall into your lap

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天tiānday · sky 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]掉diàoto fall · to drop 馅xiànfilling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)饼bǐnground flat cake · cookie

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天上掉馅饼

tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng

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