有錢能使鬼推磨

Chinese

 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
coin; money
 
ability; can; may
ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
 
to make; to cause; to enable
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; messenger
ghost; sly; crafty to turn a millstone
trad. (有錢能使鬼推磨) 使 推磨
simp. (有钱能使鬼推磨) 使 推磨
Literally: “if you have money, you can make the devil push the millstone for you”.

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuīmò [Phonetic: yǒuqiánnéngshíguǐtuīmò]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yǒu cián néng shǐh guěi tueimò
      • Wade–Giles: yu3 chʻien2 nêng2 shih3 kuei3 tʻui1-mo4
      • Yale: yǒu chyán néng shř gwěi twēi-mwò
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeou chyan neng shyy goei tueimoh
      • Palladius: ю цянь нэн ши гуй туймо (ju cjanʹ nɛn ši guj tujmo)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 6yeu-zhi 6nen-sy 5ciu 1the 6mo
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 3hhieu-xxi 3nen-sr 2jy 1the 3mo
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ɦiɤ²² ʑi³³  nən²² sz̩³³  t͡ɕy⁴⁴  tʰe⁴⁴  mo²³/

Proverb

有錢能使鬼推磨

  1. money makes the world go around; money talks
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