横财 hèngcái illegal profit Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 发横财 fāhèngcái strike it rich to make a fortune through unexpected, easy, or often illicit means人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 rénwúhèngcáibùfù, mǎwúyècǎobùféi windfall wealth a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed