踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

Traditional: 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫

tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

Dictionary entry

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

What does 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 mean?

踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 (tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

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踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]破pòbroken · damaged 铁Tiěsurname Tie 鞋xiéshoe · CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]觅mì(literary) to seek · to find 处chǔto reside · to live 得déto obtain · to get

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踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

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