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羊毛出在羊身上

joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6included in 3 dictionaries
joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongPhrase
Jyutping:
joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6
joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6

比喻表面上人地俾自己好處、着數，但實際上係由自己付出代價 (everything has to be paid for; in the long run, you have to pay back what you are given; literally: wool comes from the sheep's body)

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羊毛出在羊身上，世界上冇免費午餐。

joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6, sai3 gaai3 soeng6 mou5 min5 fai3 ng5 caan1.

Everything has to be paid for; there is no free lunch.

維基辭典YuePhrase
Jyutping:
joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6Original phonetic: /jœːŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² jœːŋ²¹ sɐn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²²/

the benefits come from oneself; there's no such thing as a free lunch

現代粵語詞典: 22292CantonPhrase
Jyutping:
joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6Original phonetic: yoeng2 mou2 coed7 zoi6 yoeng2 san1 soeng6

比喻表面上花在某些人身上的钱物，实际上还是取自那些人。