又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不吃草

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Chinese

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(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
good; well; be fond of
(once) again; also; both... and...
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
not; no to graze; to browse
trad. (又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不吃草) 馬兒 馬兒 吃草
simp. (又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草) 马儿 马儿 吃草
Literally: “to want one's horse to run fast without letting it graze”.

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yòu yào mǎr hǎo, yòu yào mǎr bù chīcǎo [Phonetic: yòuyàomárhǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇㄦ ㄏㄠˇ , ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇㄦ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yòu yào mǎr hǎo, yòu yào mǎr bù chihcǎo
      • Wade–Giles: yu4 yao4 ma3-ʼrh hao3, yu4 yao4 ma3-ʼrh pu4 chʻih1-tsʻao3
      • Yale: yòu yàu mǎr hǎu-, yòu yàu mǎr bù chr̄-tsǎu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yow yaw maal hao, yow yaw maal buh chybu
      • Palladius: ю яо мар хао, ю яо мар бу чицао (ju jao mar xao, ju jao mar bu čicao)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ mɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 hou2, jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 bat1 hek3 cou2
      • Yale: yauh yiu máh yìh hóu, yauh yiu máh yìh bāt hek chóu
      • Cantonese Pinyin: jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 hou2, jau6 jiu3 maa5 ji4 bat7 hek8 tsou2
      • Guangdong Romanization: yeo6 yiu3 ma5 yi4 hou2, yeo6 yiu3 ma5 yi4 bed1 hég3 cou2
      • Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ maː¹³ jiː²¹ hou̯³⁵ jɐu̯²² jiːu̯³³ maː¹³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Idiom

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又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不吃草

  1. (figuratively) to have one's cake and eat it too; to ask someone else to do something excessively while not willing to give him/her anything

Synonyms

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