人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥

rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi

(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

人

rén

person; people

无

wú

not to have

横

hèng

harsh and unreasonable

财

cái

money

不

bù

no; not so

富

fù

rich

,

,

马

mǎ

abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

无

wú

not to have

夜

yè

night

草

cǎo

grass

不

bù

no; not so

肥

féi

fat