How do you express "No money, no talk" in Chinese?


How to express "No money, no talk" in Chinese?


Money can't solve all problems, but without money, no problem is truly unsolvable.


In any country, money is the medium of exchange, and China is no exception. So, how do you express "No money, no talk" in China?

有钱能使鬼推磨


There's an ancient Chinese proverb:

 有钱能使鬼推磨 (Yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò)

which means

"Money makes the world go round."

"有钱"means if you have money,“能使" means "makes",“鬼”means "devil,"推磨”means “Push the bean mill”(In the ancient Chinese process of making bean products, a step typically involves using donkeys or other livestock to grind the beans into pulp and extract the juice.)

So,It's no exaggeration to say that with enough money you can make the devil grind beans for you.

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