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又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草 /yòu yào mǎr hǎo meaning in English

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又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草 /yòu yào mǎr hǎo verb

have one's cake and eat it too(to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible)
verb

yòu yào mǎr bù chīcǎo/ verb

have one's cake and eat it too(to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible)
verb

hǎo!/ interjection

hear, hear(expression of support)
interjection

佑 /yòu/ verb

bless [blest, blest, blessing, blesses](confer blessing on)
verb
[UK: bles] [US: ˈbles]

釉 /yòu/ noun

glaze [glazes](coating on pottery)
noun
[UK: ɡleɪz] [US: ˈɡleɪz]

又 /yòu/ adverb

afresh(anew; again)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈfreʃ] [US: ə.ˈfreʃ]

again(another time)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈɡen] [US: ə.ˈɡen]

anew(again)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈnjuː] [US: ə.ˈnuː]

要 /yào/ verb

have to(obligation)
verb
[UK: həv tuː] [US: həv ˈtuː]

need [needed, needing, needs](to want strongly)
verb
[UK: niːd] [US: ˈniːd]

want [wanted, wanting, wants](desire)
verb
[UK: wɒnt] [US: ˈwɑːnt]

will [willed, willed, willing, wills](indicating future action)
verb
[UK: wɪl] [US: wɪl]

要 /yào/ preposition

in the mood(disposed to do (something))
preposition

鹞 /yào/ noun

harrier [harriers](birds of prey)
noun
[UK: ˈhæ.rɪə(r)] [US: ˈhe.riər]

药 /yào/

medicine(substance which promotes healing)
[UK: ˈmed.sn̩] [US: ˈme.dəs.n̩]

药 /yào/ noun

drug [drugs](substance used as a medical treatment, see also: medicine)
noun
[UK: ˈdrʌɡ] [US: ˈdrʌɡ]

药 /yào/ adjective

medical(of the practice of medicine)
adjective
[UK: ˈme.dɪk.l̩] [US: ˈme.dək.l̩]

medicinal(tending to cure disease)
adjective
[UK: mɪ.ˈdɪ.snəl] [US: mə.ˈdɪ.sə.nəl]

hǎo la/ interjection

there, there(used to calm somebody)
interjection

好好! /hǎo interjection

hear, hear(expression of support)
interjection

yàngyàng hǎo/ phrase

all's well that ends well(A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...)
phrase
[UK: ˈɒlz wel ðæt endz wel] [US: ˈɒlz ˈwel ˈðæt ˈendz ˈwel]

好 /hǎo/ interjection

all right(Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent )
interjection
[UK: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt] [US: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt]

OK(acknowledgement or acceptance)
interjection
[UK: ˌəʊˈk.eɪ] [US: ˌoʊˈk.eɪ]

well(used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations)
interjection
[UK: wel] [US: ˈwel]

好 /hǎo/ noun

OK [OK's](endorsement; approval)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊˈk.eɪ] [US: ˌoʊˈk.eɪ]

好 /hǎo/ adjective

all right(good)
adjective
[UK: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt] [US: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt]

OK(all right, permitted)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊˈk.eɪ] [US: ˌoʊˈk.eɪ]

well [better, best](in good health)
adjective
[UK: wel] [US: ˈwel]

好 /hǎo/ adverb

all right(fairly well)
adverb
[UK: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt] [US: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt]

well(completely; fully)
adverb
[UK: wel] [US: ˈwel]

yòu ěrduo chū/ verb

go in one ear and out the other(to be heard but not attended to)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ɪn wʌn ɪə(r) ənd ˈaʊt ðə ˈʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈɡoʊ ɪn wʌn ˈɪr ænd ˈaʊt ðə ˈʌð.r̩]

幼子 /yòu zǐ/ noun

lastborn(youngest child of a family)
noun

又……又…… /yòu... yòu.../ conjunction

both(both...and...)
conjunction
[UK: bəʊθ] [US: boʊθ]

既……又…… /jì... yòu.../ conjunction

both(both...and...)
conjunction
[UK: bəʊθ] [US: boʊθ]

要做爱,不要作战 /yào zuò'ài phrase

make love, not war(hippie anti-war slogan)
phrase

不要 /bù yào/ verb

cannot(cannot, see also: can; not)
verb
[UK: ˈkæn.ɒt] [US: ˈkæn.ɑːt]

敷藥 /fū yào/ verb

dress [dressed, dressing, dresses](to apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound))
verb
[UK: dres] [US: ˈdres]

还要 /hái yào/ adverb

still(to an even greater degree)
adverb
[UK: stɪl] [US: ˈstɪl]

好极了 /hǎo jíle/ noun

the bee's knees(something excellent, outstanding)
noun

好吧 /hǎo ba/ interjection

right(adding seriousness or decisiveness before a statement)
interjection
[UK: raɪt] [US: ˈraɪt]

whatever(indicating the speaker does not care what someone says)
interjection
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

好消息 /hǎo xiāoxi/ noun

good news(something positive)
noun
[UK: ɡʊd njuːz] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈnuːz]

好的 /hǎo de/ adjective

all right(good)
adjective
[UK: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt] [US: ˈɔːl.ˈraɪt]

好的 /hǎo de/ adverb

why not(state one has no objection)
adverb
[UK: waɪ nɒt] [US: ˈwaɪ ˈnɑːt]

好啦,好啦 /hǎo la interjection

there, there(used to calm somebody)
interjection

好吗? /hǎo ma?/ phrase

what do you say(used to ask someone if they are willing to do something)
phrase
[UK: ˈwɒt duː juː ˈseɪ] [US: ˈhwʌt ˈduː ˈjuː ˈseɪ]

好心肠 /hǎo xīncháng/ adjective

kindhearted(having an innately kind disposition or character)
adjective
[UK: ˈkaɪndˈhɑːtɪd] [US: ˈkaɪndˈhɑːtɪd]

好啊 /hǎo a/ phrase

now you're talking(Phrase indicating agreement)
phrase

好撒玛利亚人 /hǎo sāmǎlìyǎrén/ noun

Good Samaritan(subject of the parable)
noun
[UK: ɡʊd sə.ˈmæ.rɪ.tən] [US: ˈɡʊd sə.ˈme.rə.tən]

好巧 /hǎo qiǎo/ phrase

it's a small world(phrase used when meeting an acquaintance or personal connection in an unexpected place or context)
phrase
[UK: ɪts ə smɔːl wɜːld] [US: ɪts ə ˈsmɒl ˈwɝːld]

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