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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 |
horse
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good; well; be fond of
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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 |
horse
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not; no
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to graze; to browse
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| trad. (又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草)
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又
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要
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馬兒
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好
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，
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又
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要
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馬兒
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不
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吃草
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| simp. (又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草)
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又
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要
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马儿
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好
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，
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又
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要
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马儿
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不
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吃草
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| Literally: “to want one's horse to run fast without letting it graze”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草
- (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