了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做

Chinese
to lose money; to make a loss; to waste money business; trade; buying and selling not have man; person; people to do; to make; to produce to behead; to decapitate; to fire business; trade; buying and selling
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 man; person; people to do; to make; to produce
trad. (了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做) 了錢 生理 無 人 做 ， 刣頭 生理 有 人 做
simp. (了钱生理无人做，刣头生理有人做) 了钱 生理 无 人 做 ， 刣头 生理 有 人 做

Pronunciation

  • Southern Min
    • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu-chîⁿ seng-lí bô lâng chò, thâi-thâu seng-lí ū lâng chò
      • Tâi-lô: liáu-tsînn sing-lí bô lâng tsò, thâi-thâu sing-lí ū lâng tsò
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹ tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹ u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/
      • IPA (Taipei): /liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹ tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³ u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡so¹¹/

Idiom

了錢生理無人做，刣頭生理有人做

  1. (Southern Min, sarcastic) People are not willing to do business that does not make profit, but are willing to do business involving murder. (Used to satirize businesspeople who use evil means to profiteer)

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