又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草
又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo
- lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Entry Composition
| 1 | 又 | yòu |
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| 2 | 要 | yào |
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| 3 | 馬兒 | mǎr |
| 4 | 跑 | pǎo |
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| 5 | 又 | yòu |
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| 6 | 要 | yào |
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| 7 | 馬兒 | mǎr |
| 8 | 不 | bù |
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| 9 | 吃草 | chīcǎo | to graze; to eat grass |