踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 — “To find something unexpectedly after a long and difficult search”
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find something unexpectedly after a long and difficult search”. What is sought far and wide may be found at hand. Literally, “Wear out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find it effortlessly”.
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
踏破铁鞋无觅处，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 | |
| tiě | 10 | iron metal or firm | |
| xié | 15 | foot covering for walking | |
| wú | 4 | without, not having | |
| 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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What does 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 mean?
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 (tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to find something unexpectedly after a long and difficult search”.
How do you pronounce 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫?
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 is pronounced tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 literally mean?
Literally, 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 means “Wear out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find it effortlessly”. It is used to mean “to find something unexpectedly after a long and difficult search”.
What is the Chinese definition of 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫?
比喻急需的东西费了很大的力气找不到，却在无意中得到了。