羊毛出在羊身上

1. • lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom) One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2. • Nothing comes for free.

Character by character

• 羊(yáng)surname Yang
• 毛(máo)surname Mao
• 出(chū)go out
• 在(zài)exist
• 羊(yáng)surname Yang
• 身(shēn)body
• 上(shàng)up