踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 — “Worn out straw sandals from searching, yet found it with no effort at all”
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find something effortlessly and unexpectedly after having searched for it extensively in vain”. Literally, “Worn out straw sandals from searching, yet found it with no effort at all”.
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| tà | 15 | step on or visit | |
| pò | 10 | break, destroy, or defeat | |
| máng | 7 | sharp point, ray, or plant | |
| xié | 15 | foot covering for walking | |
| méi | 7 | not; have not | |
| mì | 8 | seek or search for | |
| chù | 5 | to be at a place | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| dé | 11 | obtain, must, or suitable | |
| lái | 7 | to come | |
| quán | 6 | whole, complete, all | |
| bù | 4 | not | |
| fèi | 9 | spend, cost, or fee | |
| gōng | 3 | work, labor, industry, skill | |
| fu | 4 | man, husband, or classical particle |
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More idioms starting with 踏
- tà踏chuáng床niè啮bí鼻stubbornly quibble and argue against reason
- tà踏gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways, unwilling to change
- tà踏bù步bù不qián前make no progress
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wear out iron shoes searching
- tà踏pò破tiě铁xié鞋wú无mì觅chù处Find unexpectedly after fruitless search
- tā踏tā踏shí实shí实steadfast, earnest, and down-to-earth
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Open the tool →Questions about 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫
What does 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 mean?
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 (tà pò máng xié méi mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find something effortlessly and unexpectedly after having searched for it extensively in vain”.
How do you pronounce 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫?
踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 is pronounced tà pò máng xié méi mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 literally mean?
Literally, 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫 means “Worn out straw sandals from searching, yet found it with no effort at all”. It is used to mean “to find something effortlessly and unexpectedly after having searched for it extensively in vain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 踏破芒鞋没觅处，得来全不费工夫?
到处寻找都没找到，却由偶然的机会轻易得到了