人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥
rén​wú​hèng​cái​bù​fù, mǎ​wú​yè​cǎo​bù​féi

windfall wealth

  • created sense approved 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 · windfall wealth

    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

    windfall wealth

    a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

    俗话说“人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥”，这成了不少人投机取巧的借口。

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