不勞而獲

不劳而获
bùláo'érhuò

to reap without sowing; to live off the toil of other people

Wiktionary

Homographs

不勞而獲 bùláoérhuò (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others

Entry Composition

1 不勞 bùláo
  1. (literary) do not bother with; do not go to the trouble of
  2. do not bother with; do not go to the trouble of
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
=3 獲 huò
  1. (literary) to catch; to capture
  2. (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
=3 獲 huái only used in 獲鹿／获鹿 (Old name of 鹿泉 (Lùquán))