汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富
mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù
马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富
(馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富)
a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)
马 (馬) mǎ 无 (無) wú 夜 yè 草 cǎo 不 bù/bú 肥 féi 人 rén 外 wài 快 kuài 富 fù
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

一个小家庭，非常普通，不穷也不富。

A small family, very ordinary, not poor or rich.

我这个月需要挣点外快。

I need to earn a bit extra this month.

不劳无获。

No pain, no gain.

辛丑遇丁为宝库，柱无匙钥难言富；

Unequal in D for treasure, column key not rich;

少则赚取外快，多则月入十万、百万。

While earning less than 100,000, while earning extra, million.

闭关自守的经济不会使一个国家富起来。

A closed economy will not put a country on the way to prosperity.

尤有甚者，有些愚而富的悭吝人竟以无子嗣自豪，以为如此则他们在别人眼中更显得富有了。

Nay more, there are some foolish rich covetous men, that take a pride, in having no children, because they may be thought so much the richer.

子路曰：“不仕无义。”

Zi Lu then said to the family, "not to take office is not righteous."

你说得对。不劳无获。

You're right. No pain no gain.

人非生而知之者，孰能无惑？

Since man is not born with knowledge, who can be without doubt?

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