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delonix87
Hi
This means wool comes from sheep - but I am wondering what is the use of the phrase?
Thank you
羊毛出自羊身上，唔通Ｄ錢從天上飛落黎咩
Someone gave a sheep a fleece. The sheep was happy for getting stuffs for free, but the fleece was actually made of the sheep's own wool.
"羊毛出在羊身上" - No merchant give away anything for fr-ee, there's always someway they'd get their money back. Most of the time from the customer himself.
羊毛出在羊身上, 免費旅遊團體都是通過強迫遊客購買昂貴的商品賺錢
(Wool from the sheep, all fr-ee tour groups make mon-ey by forcing tourists to b-uy expens-ive goods )
Another example-- " fr-ee phone always comes with a long term contract"