bù​láo'ér​huò

to reap without sowing

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. láo nounadjective
    to work
    (bound form) to work hard; to toil or labor; also refers to laborers or the working class
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. to obtain
    to obtain; to win; to get