tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

Traditional: 天上不會掉餡餅

天上不会掉馅饼 (tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

Characters in 天上不会掉馅饼

天tiān · day上shǎng · used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]不bù · no; not so会huì · can; to have the skill; to know how to掉diào · to fall馅xiàn · filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc)饼bǐng · round flat cake

Related words

不no; not so会can; to have the skill; to know how to会(bound form) to reckon accounts上used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上(bound form) up; upper; above; previous天day今天today不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct掉to fall

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