Meaning of 羊毛出在羊身上
羊毛出在羊身上 means lit. the wool comes from the sheep's body; fig. the benefit or cost ultimately comes from the same person it appears to help; there's no such thing as a free lunch. Pronounced yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shang.
- lit. the wool comes from the sheep's body; fig. the benefit or cost ultimately comes from the same person it appears to help; there's no such thing as a free lunch
Definitions & Examples
Zhèng政
fǔ府
gěi给
qǐ企
yè业
jiǎn减
shuì税
，
dàn但
yáng羊
máo毛
chū出
zài在
yáng羊
shēn身
shang上
，
gōng公
gòng共
fú服
wù务
zhì质
liàng量
kě可
néng能
huì会
xià下
jiàng降
。
The government is cutting taxes for businesses, but the wool comes from the sheep itself—the quality of public services might decline.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
shuō说
nián年
zhōng终
jiǎng奖
shì是
gōng公
sī司
fā发
de的
fú福
lì利
，
qí其
shí实
yáng羊
máo毛
chū出
zài在
yáng羊
shēn身
shang上
，
dōu都
shì是
cóng从
wǒ我
men们
píng平
shí时
de的
jì绩
xiào效
lǐ里
kòu扣
de的
。
The boss said the year-end bonus is a benefit from the company, but in reality, the wool comes from the sheep—it was all deducted from our usual performance metrics.
Shāng商
jiā家
shuō说
mǎi买
yī一
sòng送
yī一
，
dàn但
yáng羊
máo毛
chū出
zài在
yáng羊
shēn身
shang上
，
nà那
gè个
zèng赠
pǐn品
de的
jià价
gé格
zǎo早
jiù就
bāo包
hán含
zài在
shāng商
pǐn品
lǐ里
le了
。
The merchant said buy one get one free, but the wool comes from the sheep itself—the price of that free item was already included in the product.
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