踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫
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

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

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