羊毛出在羊身上 in English yang2 mao2 chu1 zai4 yang2 shen1 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) wool comes from the sheep's back (idiomatic expression); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
  • Nothing comes for free.

Simplified Characters

羊 毛 出 在 羊 身 上

Traditional Characters

羊 毛 出 在 羊 身 上

Pinyin

yang2 mao2 chu1 zai4 yang2 shen1 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

羊yang2surname Yang 毛mao2surname Mao 出chu1to go out 在zai4(located) at 羊yang2surname Yang 身shen1body 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]