Kě yù ér bù kě qiú.*

Lit [(Sometimes it happens by chance that) one] may come by [something by sheer luck], but not by searching [for it].

Fig Sometimes things just “fall into one's lap.”

Note [See also qiúzhī-bùdé and tàpò tiě xié and yǒuyì zhònghuā below.]

Topics FINDING LUCK SEARCHING TIMING