羊毛出在羊身上

yáng máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng

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Definitions

1. lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2. Nothing comes for free.

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Child Words of 羊毛出在羊身上

• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 毛 毛 máo: hair
• 羊 羊 yáng: sheep; goat
• 身上 身上 shēn shang: on the body
• 毛出在羊身上 毛出在羊身上 máo chū zài yáng shēn shàng: lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
• 羊毛 羊毛 yáng máo: fleece
• 身 身 shēn: body
• 上 上 shàng: on top