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​futà​pò​tiě​xié​wú​mì​chù​dé​lái​quán​bù​fèi​gōng​fū

to find something easily after an arduous search

tà​pò​tiě​xié​wú​mì​chù​dé​lái​quán​bù​fèi​gōng​fu to find something easily after an arduous search
  1. 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà​pò​tiě​xié
    to search high and low
    literally meaning to wear out even shoes made of iron; used to describe searching everywhere painstakingly or traveling long distances with great effort
  2. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  3. 觅 覓 mì
    to seek
    (bound form) (literary) to seek; to look for; to find
  4. 处 處 chù locativenoun
    place
    (bound form) A place, location, or spot.
  5. ， dé
    non-Chinese
  6. 得 dé verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain
  7. 来 來 lái particle
    [directional]
    Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speaker
  8. 全 quán adverb
    completely
    completely; entirely; used as an adverb to indicate that a state or action applies to everything mentioned
  9. 不 bù 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
  10. 费工夫 費工夫 fèi​gōng​fu
    time-consuming
    to spend a great deal of time and effort; to be demanding or exacting

tà​pò​tiě​xié​wú​mì​chù​dé​lái​quán​bù​fèi​gōng​fū to find something by chance after a long search
  1. 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà​pò​tiě​xié
    to search high and low
    literally meaning to wear out even shoes made of iron; used to describe searching everywhere painstakingly or traveling long distances with great effort
  2. 无 無 wú adjectiveverb
    to not have
    to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less
  3. 觅 覓 mì
    to seek
    (bound form) (literary) to seek; to look for; to find
  4. 处 處 chù locativenoun
    place
    (bound form) A place, location, or spot.
  5. ， dé
    non-Chinese
  6. 得 dé verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain
  7. 来 來 lái verb
    to come
    To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happen
  8. 全 quán adverb
    completely
    completely; entirely; used as an adverb to indicate that a state or action applies to everything mentioned
  9. 不 bù 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
  10. 费工夫 費工夫 fèi​gōng​fu
    time-consuming
    to spend a great deal of time and effort; to be demanding or exacting