费工夫 fèigōngfu time-consuming Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchùdéláiquánbùfèigōngfu 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.