coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 汉灵帝[hàn líng dì], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
1. underground bank2. illegal private bank3. loan shark
1. to squander money2. to spend extravagantly
1. (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer2. to encounter poor service
1. money is all-powerful2. money can move God
一切向钱看 一切向錢看 yī qiè xiàng qián kàn to put money above everything else
花钱找罪受 花錢找罪受 huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
一分钱两分货 一分錢兩分貨 yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò high quality at bargain price
钱多事少离家近 錢多事少離家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn 1. lots of money, less work, and close to home2. ideal job
身体是革命的本钱 身體是革命的本錢 shēn tǐ shì gé mìng de běn qián 1. lit. the body is the revolution's capital2. fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)
一手交钱，一手交货 一手交錢，一手交貨 yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò 1. lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)2. fig. to pay for what you want in cash3. simple and direct transaction
钱不是万能的，没钱是万万不能的 錢不是萬能的，沒錢是萬萬不能的 qián bù shì wàn néng de , méi qián shì wàn wàn bù néng de money isn't everything, but without money you can do nothing (idiom)