又
要
马
儿
跑
,
又
要
马
儿
不
吃
草
y
ò
u
y
à
o
m
ǎ
r
p
ǎ
o
,
y
ò
u
y
à
o
m
ǎ
r
b
ù
c
h
ī
c
ǎ
o
Definitions
1. lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
2. fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Components
又要
yòu yào
–
to also want or need
马
Mǎ
–
surname Ma
儿
r
–
non-syllabic diminutive suffix
跑
pǎo
–
to run
不吃
bù chī
–
don't eat
草
cǎo
–
grass