"you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋

Definition

这句话意思是，达成重要目标或创造新事物时，难免要引发一些问题或付出牺牲。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个口语化的谚语，常用来解释为了达成目标必须做出难以避免的牺牲。在正式或敏感场合下最好避免使用。

Examples

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs when starting a new project.

开始新项目时，**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。

My manager says you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs about our changes.

我的经理谈到我们的变动时说：**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs applies to learning new skills.

学新技能时，**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。

I know it’s tough to let some staff go, but you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

我知道裁员让人难受，但**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。

She wasn’t happy about the mess, but you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.

她不喜欢乱七八糟，但**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。

Plans change, mistakes happen—you cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs every now and then.

计划总会变，更免不了犯错——**做蛋卷总要打破鸡蛋**。