天上不会掉馅饼 in English tian1 shang4 bu4 hui4 diao4 xian4 bing3 Meaning

Meanings

  • there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

天 上 不 会 掉 馅 饼

Traditional Characters

天 上 不 會 掉 餡 餅

Pinyin

tian1 shang4 bu4 hui4 diao4 xian4 bing3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

天tian1day 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 不bu4(negative prefix) 会hui4can 掉diao4to fall 馅xian4stuffing 饼bing3round flat cake