Dictionary › 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo

13-character word Traditional 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草

What 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 means

1. lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
2. fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too

The characters in 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草

• 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 儿érchild; son
• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 儿érchild; son
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript