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有錢駛得鬼推磨 (jau5 cin2 sai2 dak1 gwai2 teoi1 mo4) — (proverb) Someone who is rich has authority in Cantonese

jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推moˎ₄磨
简 有钱驶得鬼推磨
Mandarin Pinyin: you3 qian2 shi3 de5 gui3 tui1 mo2

Meaning of 有錢駛得鬼推磨

noun(proverb) Someone who is rich has authority

Example Sentences with 有錢駛得鬼推磨

keoiˏ₅佢jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推mo2.磨。
He has money, so he can get things done easily.
mˎ₄唔paa3,怕，jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推mo2.磨。
Don't worry, with money, anything is possible.
jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推moˊ²磨ze1.啫。
It's just that money makes things happen, you know.
keoiˏ₅佢seon˗₃信jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推mo2.磨。
He believes money can solve anything.
haiˍ₆係laa3,喇，jauˏ₅有cinˊ²錢saiˊ²駛dakˉ¹得gwaiˊ²鬼teoiˉ¹推mo2.磨。
That's right, money talks.
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Characters in 有錢駛得鬼推磨

有jau5
there is; exist; be present
錢cin4
cash; coins
駛sai2
(of a vehicle, horse, etc) speed; go rapidly
得dak1
be satisfied/complacent
鬼gwai2
terrible; horrible; damnable
推teoi1
push; shove; thrust
磨mo4
grind; mill

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