粤典 (words.hk)香港短语
粤拼:
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)
語句用例
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.