







惠而不费 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer a benefit or kindness at little to no cost to oneself”. A benevolent act that requires no personal sacrifice. Literally, “Benefit without cost”.

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Open the tool →惠而不费 (huì ér bù fèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer a benefit or kindness at little to no cost to oneself”.
惠而不费 is pronounced huì ér bù fèi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 惠而不费 means “Benefit without cost”. It is used to mean “to offer a benefit or kindness at little to no cost to oneself”.
惠:给人好处;费:耗费。给人好处,自己却无所损失。