受人錢財,替人消災 (sau6 jan4 cin4 coi4 ,tai3 jan4 siu1 zoi1) — one must resolve the situation or provide the service upon getting paid in Cantonese

sauˍ₆janˎ₄cinˎ₄coiˎ₄,tai3janˎ₄siuˉ¹zoiˉ¹
受人钱财,替人消灾
Mandarin Pinyin: shou4 ren2 qian2 cai2 , ti4 ren2 xiao1 zai1

Meaning of 受人錢財,替人消災

nounone must resolve the situation or provide the service upon getting paid
idiomTake money from others and resolve their troubles; implies accepting payment for services rendered, often difficult ones.

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