馬無夜草不肥，人無外快不富

a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income (idiom)

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

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

variant of 夜[ye4]

night

variant of 草[cao3]

grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]

variant of 肏[cao4]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

fat / fertile / loose-fitting or large / to fertilize / to become rich by illegal means / fertilizer / manure

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

outside / in addition / foreign / external

extra income

rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant

surname Fu

rich / abundant / wealthy