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有钱能使鬼推磨
有錢能使鬼推磨
yǒuqiánnéngshǐguǐtuīmò
1. lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
2. fig. with money, you can do anything you like

Character Breakdown

有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1 6 丶
钱
qián
money, currency, coins
HSK 1 10 丶
能
néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
HSK 1 10 丶
使
shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
HSK 4 8 丶
鬼
guǐ
ghost; demon; sly, mischievous
HSK 5 9 丶
推
tuī
to push; to expel; to drive; to decline
HSK 4 11 丶
磨
mó
millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
HSK 6 16 丶

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