一手交钱，一手交货
Mandarin
| simpl. | 一手交钱，一手交货 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 一手交錢，一手交貨 | |
Etymology
Literally: hand over the money with one hand, get the goods with the other hand
Idiom
一手交钱，一手交货 (simplified, Pinyin yī shǒu jiāo qián, yī shǒu jiāo huò, traditional 一手交錢，一手交貨)
- do things in a simple and direct manner
References
- "一手交钱，一手交货" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-18.