Mìngdìng yīnggāi bā hé mǐ; zǒubiàn tiānxià bù mǎn shēng.

命定應該八盒米, 走遍天下不滿升。

Lit [If one is] fated to have [only] eight ounces of rice, [even if one] travels all over the world [trying], [one] won't get one pound.

Note [Note: gě and shēng are units of dry measure for grain: ten gě equal one shēng, which is equal to one liter; see also the following entry.]

Topics FATE gě grain measure shēng