有錢能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

fig. with money, you can do anything you like

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. with money, you can do anything you like
  2. 2. lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
錢 qián
money; coin
能 néng HSK 1
can; to be able to; ability
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable
鬼 guǐ HSK 5
ghost; demon
推 tuī HSK 4
to push; to push forward; to put off
磨 mò HSK 6
to rub; to grind; to waste time