天上不會掉餡餅 tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng

DEFINITIONS

  1. there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)

CHARACTERS

天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
會 huì to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
掉 diào
HSK 4
turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
餡 xiàn pastry filling, stuffing
餅 bǐng rice-cakes, biscuits