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

Senses

踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫/ 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 to find something easily after an arduous search

To travel far and wide looking for something, only to find it by chance and without effort.

踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫/ 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​fū to find something by chance after a long search

finding something by luck after an exhaustive but unsuccessful search; literally meaning to wear out iron shoes searching in vain, only to find it without effort later

References

see 踏破铁鞋/踏破鐵鞋 踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫/踏破鐵鞋無覓處,得來全不費工夫