有錢能使鬼推磨

See also: 有钱能使鬼推磨

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)		有	錢	能	使	鬼	推磨
simp. (有钱能使鬼推磨)		有	钱	能	使	鬼	推磨
Literally: “if you have money, you can make the devil push the millstone for you”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuīmò

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu-zhi ⁶nen-sy ⁵ciu ¹the ⁶mo

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• 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
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yeu-zhi ⁶nen-sy ⁵ciu ¹the ⁶mo
    • MiniDict: yeu^去 zhi nen^去 sy ciu^去 the^平 mo^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu-xxi ³nen-sr ²jy ¹the ³mo
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² ʑi³³  nən²² sz̩³³  t͡ɕy⁴⁴  tʰe⁴⁴  mo²³/

Proverb

有錢能使鬼推磨

1. money makes the world go around; money talks