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又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草

yòuyàomǎrpǎo,yòuyàomǎrbùchīcǎo

ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄦ ㄆㄠˇ , ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄦ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ

Simplified 又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草

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

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