有钱能使鬼推磨 yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
钱 qián
HSK 1
money, currency, coins
能 néng
HSK 1
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
使 shǐ
HSK 4
cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
鬼 guǐ
HSK 5
ghost; spirit of dead; devil
推 tuī
HSK 4
push, expel; push forward
磨 mò
HSK 6
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone