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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥 人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥 [ren2 wu2 heng4 cai2 bu4 fu4 , ma3 wu2 ye4 cao3 bu4 fei2] /(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥
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