「羊毛出在羊身上 / 羊毛出自羊身上」

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Character、 Pronunciation：	羊毛出在羊身上 joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zoi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6 羊毛出自羊身上 joeng4 mou4 ceot1 zi6 joeng4 san1 soeng6
Individual Character Meaning：	羊 sheep; goat 毛 fur; hair; feathers; tiny things; (money) ten cents 出 to go out; to come out; to issue; to publish; to produce; to grow; to appear; to offer; to give; to provide; to go beyond; to use; to bring out; to show 在 to be present; to exist; at; to depend on; to rest with 羊 sheep; goat 身 body; life; oneself; point of view; counter for body 上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	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 (Cant.) 羊joeng4毛mou4出ceot1在zoi6羊joeng4身san1上soeng6，世sai3界gaai3上soeng6冇mou5免min5費fai3午ng5餐caan1。 (Eng.) Everything has to be paid for; there is no free lunch. (Cant.) 政zing3府fu2派paai3錢cin2有jau5咩me1值zik6得dak1開hoi1心sam1唧zek1？羊joeng4毛mou4出ceot1自zi6羊joeng4身san1上soeng6，咪mai6又jau6用jung6返faan1納naap6税seoi3人jan4啲di1錢cin2！ (Eng.) I cannot understand the thrill of the government's cash payout scheme. It's just from the taxes you paid!
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