一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
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1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
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3 simple and direct transaction
多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ
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1 much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
安于现状
ān yú xiàn zhuàng
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1 to take things as they are (idiom)
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2 to leave a situation as it is
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3 to be happy with the status quo
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
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1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
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2 a source of easy money (idiom)
时隐时现
shí yǐn shí xiàn
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1 appearing and disappearing (idiom)
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2 intermittently visible
昙花一现
tán huā yī xiàn
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1 lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once
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2 flash in the pan (idiom)
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3 short-lived
有钱有势
yǒu qián yǒu shì
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1 rich and powerful (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn
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1 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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2 vivid and realistic
现学现用
xiàn xué xiàn yòng
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1 to immediately put into practice something one has just learned (idiom)
现量相违
xiàn liàng xiāng wéi
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1 to not fit one's perception of sth (idiom)
花钱受气
huā qián shòu qì
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1 (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer
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2 to encounter poor service
若隐若现
ruò yǐn ruò xiàn
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1 faintly discernible (idiom)
见钱眼开
jiàn qián yǎn kāi
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1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
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2 money-grubbing
金钱万能
jīn qián wàn néng
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1 money is omnipotent (idiom)
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2 with money, you can do anything
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3 money talks
钱不是万能的,没钱是万万不能的
qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de
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1 money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)
钱可通神
qián kě tōng shén
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1 with money, you can do anything (idiom)
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2 money talks