有钱能使鬼推磨

Traditional: 有錢能使鬼推磨

yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

Dictionary entry

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)

What does 有钱能使鬼推磨 mean?

有钱能使鬼推磨 (yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)

2fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)钱Qiánsurname Qian 能Néngsurname Neng 使shǐto make · to cause 鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil · (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 推tuīto push · to cut 磨móto rub · to grind

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有钱能使鬼推磨

yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

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