马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富

mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi , rén wú wài kuài bù fù

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1. a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

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Child Words of 马无夜草不肥，人无外快不富

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 富 富 fù: rich
• 快 快 kuài: rapid
• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 肥 肥 féi: fat
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 外快 外快 wài kuài: extra income