无利不起早
Traditional form:
無利不起早
Pinyin (reading):
wúlìbùqǐzǎo
Definitions:
- (saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
- won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
Characters:
- 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
- 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
- 早 - early; soon; morning
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