羊毛出在羊身上

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Chinese

wool; fleece
to go out; to come out; to occur
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
 
(located) at; in; exist
(located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing
 
caprid
one's body; one's health; at hand
one's body; one's health; at hand; with or on oneself; on one's person
 
trad. (羊毛出在羊身上) 羊毛 身上
simp. #(羊毛出在羊身上) 羊毛 身上
Literally: “wool comes from a sheep's body”.

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羊毛出在羊身上

  1. the benefits come from oneself; there's no such thing as a free lunch