又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
又
yòu
(once) again
要
yào
to want; to need; to ask for
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
儿
r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix
跑
pǎo
to run
，
,
又
yòu
(once) again
要
yào
to want; to need; to ask for
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
儿
r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix
不
bù
no; not so
吃
chī
variant of 吃[chi1]
草
cǎo
grass