rén​wú​hèng​cái​bù​fù​mǎ​wú​yè​cǎo​bù​féi

a person cannot get rich without windfalls

Senses

人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥/ 人無橫財不富,馬無夜草不肥 rén​wú​hèng​cái​bù​fù​mǎ​wú​yè​cǎo​bù​féi a person cannot get rich without windfalls

An old saying meaning that a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits or ill-gotten gains, just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed.

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