福不徒来 — “Happiness or good fortune does not come without effort or cause”
福不徒来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Happiness or good fortune does not come without effort or cause”. It is not unearned. Literally, “Happiness does not come in vain”.
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福不徒来 Pronunciation and Pinyin
福不徒来 Character Breakdown
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他深知福不徒来，所以一直勤奋努力，最终实现了自己的目标。
He deeply understood that good fortune doesn't come without reason, so he always worked hard and eventually achieved his goals.
Idioms Related to 福不徒来
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- fú福bù不yíng盈zì眦Fortune is meager and fleeting
- fú福bù不zhòng重zhì至，，huò祸bì必chóng重lái来Misfortunes never come singly
- fú福yǔ与tiān天qí齐Fortune as great as the heavens
- fú福yè业xiāng相qiān牵fortune and karma intertwined
- fú福wéi为huò祸xiān先Good fortune precedes misfortune
- fú福wéi为huò祸shǐ始fortune can be the root of misfortune
- fú福yǐ倚huò祸fú伏fortune and misfortune are intertwined
- fú福xī兮huò祸suǒ所fú伏，，huò祸xī兮fú福suǒ所yǐ倚fortune and misfortune are intertwined
- fú福shàn善huò祸yín淫Heaven blesses good and curses evil
- fú福guó国lì利mín民benefit the country and people
- fú福dì地dòng洞tiān天a scenic wonderland
- fú福rú如dōng东hǎi海May your happiness be as boundless as the East Sea
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Open the tool →Questions about 福不徒来
What does 福不徒来 mean?
福不徒来 (fú bù tú lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Happiness or good fortune does not come without effort or cause”.
How do you pronounce 福不徒来?
福不徒来 is pronounced fú bù tú lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 福不徒来 literally mean?
Literally, 福不徒来 means “Happiness does not come in vain”. It is used to mean “Happiness or good fortune does not come without effort or cause”.
What is the Chinese definition of 福不徒来?
徒：徒然。幸福之事不会无故到来