踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費功夫 (daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3, dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1) — you can wear out iron shoes in fruitless search for sth, and yet by a lucky chance you may find it without even looking for it - find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere in Cantonese
daapˍ₆踏po˗₃破tit˗₃鐵haaiˎ₄鞋mouˎ₄無mikˍ₆覓cyu3,處，dakˉ¹得loiˎ₄來cyunˎ₄全batˉ¹不fai˗₃費gungˉ¹功fuˉ¹夫简 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费功夫
Mandarin Pinyin: ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4, de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5
Meaning of 踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費功夫
nounyou can wear out iron shoes in fruitless search for sth, and yet by a lucky chance you may find it without even looking for it - find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere